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Featuring Antique Tractors, Prony Brake Horsepoiwer Test, Gasoline Engine Displays, Antique Tractor Pulls, Antique Combine Demonstrations, and more. From the 2005 & 2006 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion (Mount Pleasant, IA) and the 2005 Illinois & Indiana Half Century Farm Show,

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Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.

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Depth Adjustment

Even with depth set properly, seeds in some fields are planted too shallow because firm soil limits penetration of the seed opener and depth wheels don’t adequately contact the ground. Check seed depth and use sufficient but not excessive down pressure to maintain depth wheel contact with the soil.

Lighten pressure after significant rainfall to avoid compacting soil.

To transfer weight to row units, some planters use pneumatic diaphragms. Central adjustment with the pneumatic system allows down pressure on the multiple row units to be adjusted simultaneously.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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A few words with Carol Miller about sharing the road with farm equipment.

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Depth Adjustment

Even with depth set properly, seeds in some fields are planted too shallow because firm soil limits penetration of the seed opener and depth wheels don’t adequately contact the ground. Check seed depth and use sufficient but not excessive down pressure to maintain depth wheel contact with the soil.

Lighten pressure after significant rainfall to avoid compacting soil.

To transfer weight to row units, some planters use pneumatic diaphragms. Central adjustment with the pneumatic system allows down pressure on the multiple row units to be adjusted simultaneously.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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This is the first of three sections of “Growing against the Grain.” The video is about farmers in Audubon County in southwest Iowa who are working to build healthy food systems and farms, put the culture back in agriculture, and restore a lost spirit to their communities. They are doing this through sustainable farming practices and direct marketing their products to the consumer.

It was produced in 2001 by Helen D. Gunderson of Gunder-friend Productions for the Audubon County Family Farms with support from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Practical Farmers of Iowa. The complete show is 30 minutes long. www.gunderfriend.com http://www.leopold.iastate.edu www.practicalfarmers.org

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Closing Systems

Pressure on closing wheels or covering discs should be adjusted as soil moisture changes to create soil contact with the seed without over-compaction.

In cases of wet soil, using a float setting (no down spring pressure) on the closing wheels may improve germination. Using closing wheels with fingers rather than conventional wheels with a continuous rim may result in lighter pressure on the soil.

Drag chains may also be used to move soil lightly over the seed furrow without adding surface pressure.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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Closing Systems

Pressure on closing wheels or covering discs should be adjusted as soil moisture changes to create soil contact with the seed without over-compaction.

In cases of wet soil, using a float setting (no down spring pressure) on the closing wheels may improve germination. Using closing wheels with fingers rather than conventional wheels with a continuous rim may result in lighter pressure on the soil.

Drag chains may also be used to move soil lightly over the seed furrow without adding surface pressure.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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Seed Openers

To help create a narrow profile for easier insertion into the soil, planters with evenly matched seed opener discs (e.g., John Deere, Kinze, White) should be pinched together along the periphery of the blades at the soil entry point Close enough to firmly hold a business card between the discs.

Planters with staggered leading and trailing discs should have discs only slightly separated, perhaps 0.06 inches, maintaining a narrow space between edges of the lead and trailing discs but allowing the trailing disc to run in the furrow cut by the leading disc.

For more information contact the Iowa Learning Farm at (515) 294-8912, Email: ilf@iastate.edu, Web: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ILF/

Although specific brands of agricultural equipment are shown in this video, the Iowa Learning Farm does not intentionally promote manufacturers. The ILF promotes the conservation farming practice that the equipment in this video is manufactured to accomplish.

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From CNN

-Fast-growing hemp used for food, paper, textiles and car parts
-Hemp and marijuana have tetrahydrocannabinol, but the level in hemp is lower
-North Dakota is one of seven states that have OK’d production or research
-The DEA will not approve permits for two farmers in that state
State official backs hemp
North Dakota’s agriculture commissioner believes the U.S. should get into the business of producing hemp products.

Market ready for hemp?
The president of Hemp Oil Canada explains why there is a worldwide market for hemp products.

What Is It Good For?
Hemp’s handiness can be traced back hundreds of years. Here are a few examples of its myriad applications:

• Paper — The plant’s long, strong fibers make it an alternative to timber for paper. The Declaration of Independence and first Gutenberg Bibles were drafted on hemp.
• Construction — Hemp’s woody core makes a good source of boards for construction materials.
• Auto parts — The plant’s fiber can be crafted into a composite that is used for interior automobile parts typically made of fiberglass or other materials.
• Textiles — For centuries, hemp fibers have been used for fabrics, both fine and coarse.
• Body and health care products — Oil from the seeds is used in lotions, balms and cosmetics.
• Food — The seeds and oil are high in protein and essential fatty acids and are used in a variety of edibles.
• Ethanol — Though the technology is embryonic at best, hemp’s high cellulose content makes it a good candidate for biofuel production.

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