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AGRICULTURE.COM™
GLEANINGS
Q&A: SHARI ROGGE-FIDLER
FIRST CUT
MANAGING YOUR FARM
CONNECTING
YOUR FARM
YOUR PROFIT
MACHINERY INSIDER™
ASK THE DOCTOR
OFTEN-OVERLOOKED
BREAKDOWNS
BREAKING DOWN
SILOS
SOIL HEALTH DIGEST
BEEF INSIDER®:
CAPTURING HYBRID VIGOR
BEEF INSIDER®: PRODUCTS
BEEF INSIDER®: HEALTH
BEEF INSIDER®: ROUNDUP
FAMILY
CAN THEIR
PROBLEM
BE SOLVED?
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4 Successful Farming at Agriculture.com | August 2019 Cover Photo Illustration: Juhari Muhade/YangYin, Getty ImagesPROGRAM CALVES TO DO WELL P. 58
A cowÕs diet during pregnancy
influences the performance of her calf.OFTEN-OVERLOOKED
BREAKDOWNS P. 32
9 often-ignored components can
stop harvest in its tracks.SOIL HEALTH DIGEST P. 45
Find the answers to 20 soil health
questions.SHARI ROGGE-FIDLER
P. 8 New CEO with an
entrepreneurial outlook
takes the helm of Family
Farms LLC.COVER STORY:
BREAKING DOWN SILOS P. 40
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