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House blasts beef checkoff proposal
A month’s worth of online public comments on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s proposed implementation of a second beef checkoff program closed Dec. 10, three days before House and Senate passage of 2015 funding legislation. But that didn’t stop legislators from weighing in on the matter.
Drought and high feed costs push beef to record high
Prices for beef are up, but profits … not necessarily.
Website helps predict pest problems
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A Web-based resource developed by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is helping crop producers manage insects, diseases and weeds, often while reducing the need for pesticides. The Pennsylvania Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education, or PA PIPE (http://extension.psu.edu/pa-pipe), incorporates National Weather Service data and knowledge of pest
Beef prices will drop for both farmer and consumer as Canadian cattle arrive
URBANA, Ill. – The party is over for U.S. beef producers.
With the Canadian border opened to live beef cattle, more cattle in the feedlot pipelines, and more heifers saved back to increase the size of the brood cow herd, “some would say the party is over for high cattle prices,” said Purdue University Extension marketing specialist Chris Hurt said.
Taking to tokens: History buff trades pocket watch for pocket change
SALEM, Ohio – John Dunlap has his hand in his pocket, sifting jingling coins between his fingers.
He gathers them and withdraws the loot.
A match made in Mexico
A U.S. ag program pairs foreign workers with farmers, but complaints continue. Could a bill now in Congress be the answer?
What we know — and don’t know — about avian flu
Alan Guebert weighs in on the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle as California realizes the extent of the spread in its herds.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Feb. 4, 2010
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least ‘hazard a guess’ as to its use).
Ohio State Fair 2008 Sale of Champions sets new records
Three of the eight bids at the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions Aug. 10 went down in the history books as all-time records. The reserve champion pen of chickens, reserve champion barrow and reserve champion steer each brought a bigger bid than ever before in the sale’s 41-year history.
Baker and Sons Equipment Co. celebrates 55 years
Baker and Sons Equipment Co. in Lewisville is celebrating 55 years of business. It all began with John Baker in May 1958
