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Dairy’s dive into the unknown
It’s one of American agriculture’s best truisms: Only six people in the world understand U.S. dairy policy and none of the six milks cows. It’s not true, of course. Only four people understand U.S. dairy policy. And soon it’s about to get worse. Under the just-passed Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill, two of dairy’s four
Water on the minds of many at shale gas conference in Youngstown
Water was definitely on the minds of many in attendance at the YOUNG 2012 Conference.
Can you name this week’s mystery tool?
At 9 1/2 inches long, this mystery antique tool has its owner stumped. Can you tell us what it is and how it was used?
Cicada killers may look threatening, but are beneficial
URBANA, Ill. — Cicada killers (Sphecius speciosus) are solitary wasps with yellow banding on their abdomens. They appear in late July and early August and resemble large, black hornets. Pros and cons These insects are considered beneficial because they help control the annual cicada (Tibicen spp.) population. However, the excavating and burrowing that they do
Didn’t summer just get started?
These poignant lyrics to a sweet melody — “Believe me if all those endearing young charms were to fade by tomorrow and melt in my arms …” — are from a long ago love song Thomas Moore wrote in 1801. Why does the sentimental ballad play in my mind this bright August morning? Because I
Field pennycress key as energy source
PEORIA, Ill. — Field pennycress may go from weed to “wonderfuel,” thanks to studies by Agricultural Research Service scientists in Peoria, Ill. There, a team of ARS scientists led by Terry Isbell, has been researching the annual winter weed’s potential to yield a bumper crop of oil-rich seed for use in making biodiesel and other
Pa. soybean growers top 100 bushels per acre in contest
Charles Farms, from Lancaster County, was the state’s top producer in the 2017 Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest, with a yield of 107.17 bushels per acre.
Propane: No one wants another 2014
A propane shortage last January left agriculture producers and home consumers scrambling to keep their home warm in one of the coldest winters in recent history.
Utica and Marcellus shale: Permitting tempers in Ohio in Feb.
Harrison County is leading the way for the number of Utica shale permits issued in the state of Ohio.
Mink released from Pa. farm; 400 die
SALEM, Ohio – More than 400 mink died after being released from their pens at a western Pennsylvania farm.
