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Improving corn silage yield, quality
When it comes to silage corn, selecting an appropriate hybrid and using good management practices can translate into a big increase in milk production.
Strategies to renovate sacrifice grazing lots during muddy months
Sacrifice grazing lots are vital spaces for livestock in the winter, but these areas often struggle with mud accumulation in the spring.
Agronomy series to continue Feb. 9 in Carroll County
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The second in a series of three agronomy workshops will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Carrollton Ponderosa on state Route 43. Production issues The Carroll Soil & Water Conservation District and the USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service are teaming up with Roger Thomas of Thomas Ag Consulting
Let’s talk about squash
Tarma Shena and everyone on farm — even the livestock guardian dogs — enjoy the fruits of their gardening labors, including squash. So much squash.
How to plant a cover crop in your vegetable garden
Planting cover crops during late summer and early fall can improve your garden soil between growing seasons. Learn what to plant and how to plant it.
Some summer insects not to swat
Summer time is insect time. Unfortunately, stinging and biting species such as wasps and mosquitoes get most of our attention for all the wrong reasons. Many insects are beneficial, and most are benign. My favorite summer insects are hummingbird moths. I know they have begun to emerge because digital images from readers arrive almost daily.
North Dakota farmers in need of relief
DENVER — The National Cattlemen’s Foundation, in cooperation with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, is launching a disaster relief effort to assist farm and ranch families impacted by catastrophic flooding and blizzards in North Dakota. Flooding devastation Family farm and ranch operations across the state have been devastated by flooding caused by spring blizzards and
Scientist breeds cold-hardy hairy vetch
BELTSVILLE, Md. — Agricultural Research Service geneticist and breeder Thomas Devine and collaborators have released “Purple Bounty,” the first winter-hardy, early-flowering vetch for the northern United States. Until now, hairy vetch — a cover crop and weed-suppressing mulch favored particularly by organic farmers — had limited use north of Maryland because it copes poorly with
Business profile: American Trailers
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — American Trailers began in 2000 and has gained recognition as a trailer company for all, with a worldwide following. American Trailers is family-owned and operated with two locations, one in Mineral Wells, W.Va., and a second in Batavia, Ohio. American Trailers is the largest Featherlite dealer in the world. They are also
Conservation tillage conference planned
The Tri-State Conservation Tillage conference will be held Jan. 29 in West Middlesex, Pa.
