Neighbors Magazine for July 2020

July 2020 Cultivator

Americans Support Farmers During Pandemic

Trust in America’s farmers and ranchers remains high amid the devastating blow delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) poll shows 84% of Americans trust the nation’s farmers, and the same overwhelming majority support financial assistance from the government to help struggling farmers.

Fans Select Bama’s Best Pulled Pork Final Four

The Alabama Pork Producers smoked out four finalists in its Bama’s Best Pulled Pork contest. Over 2,000 votes were cast via Facebook for over 100 restaurants aiming to claim the Bama’s Best Pulled Pork title.

EPA Grants Use Of Purchased Dicamba Through July 31

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced farmers have until July 31 to use existing supplies of dicamba herbicides which were effectively banned by a federal appeals court last week.

Making Sensible Investments In Liming Materials

Landowners today are flooded with marketing efforts from “liquid lime” companies which claim to increase soil pH and improve crop yields with product rates of one to five gallons per acre. Learn why maintaining soil pH with lime is important, how accurate lime rate recommendations are determined, how liming materials increase pH, what determines effectiveness of a liming material, and how to test liming material’s effectiveness.