44 Story Idea? Email Paul.Nolan@Farms.com Better Farming | August 2024 PLATINUM SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS HOSTS SILVER SPONSORS riskmanagement.farms.com/yieldtour #ONYield24 AUG. 12-23, 2024 Join us for the Yield Tour Final Events REGISTER NOW! CHESTERVILLE AUGUST 22, 2024 TOPICS: • Setting and Expanding on Foundations to Maximize Soybean Yield • Controlling or Living with White Mold in Soybeans? GUEST SPEAKER: SHAUN CASTEEL Associate Professor of Agronomy, Soybean Specialist WOODSTOCK GUEST SPEAKER: DANIEL QUINN PH.D. Assistant Professor and Extension Corn Specialist AUGUST 29, 2024 TOPICS: • Understanding the Impacts of Wild re Smoke on Corn Development and Yield • The R5 Growth Stage of Corn: Why Kernel Weight Matters? Livestock being the restricted zone, with the area immediately around it as a controlled zone. “Those zones should be clearly marked, and you should have consistent policies for staff and visitors about entering the zones,” explains Schlegel. “A very simple policy would be to change footwear going into a restricted zone. This might be a Danish entry, where visitors have a bench to sit on which acts as a physical barrier, so they are forced to change their footwear before entering.” He believes this strategy should be more common, as the physical barrier is more effective and definite than the typical line on the ground. Visitor biosecurity policies should take into account the time before the visit, what happens during the visit, and the time after the visit. Cross explains that before the visit, producers should assess the level of risk that the visitor poses to the herd. This includes reviewing if the visitor Farm & Food Care photo Visitors should wear clean boots and clothes and minimize contact with livestock.
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