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Some dogs well known as snorers, but why?
URBANA, Ill. — The National Sleep Foundation reports that approximately 90 million American adults snore each night. And they’re not the only ones: A lot of their pets snore, too. “Snoring is different from just having a stuffy nose,” said Dr. Brendan McKiernan, director of the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana.
Earthworms: Blessing or curse?
Over the last 200 years, northern temperate forests in the U.S. have been invaded by numerous earthworm species native to Europe and Asia.
Dairy farmers suffer financial pain in 2016
The bottom line is that more milk is available for sale than there are buyers, either domestically or internationally.
Technicals and fundamentals collide as grain market seeks direction
The party is over for the old crop beans and corn. The corn has to be sold while a buyer will still price it against the July contract.
Yes, I’ve gone batty
One of the many things that keeps our marriage interesting is that I am a very unpredictable (see also: maddening ) person. Mr. Wonderful, bless his heart, continues to labor under the delusion that much of what I do should make sense. I don’t know if and when he will ever get the hint that
Sustainability of Pa. forests challenged
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new report on the sustainability of forests in the United States indicates that Pennsylvania forests have declined slightly in the last decade and face a number of threats, according to an expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Outlook for pork uncertain until corn prices drop, stabilize
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Pork producers are maintaining the size of the breeding herd in the face of a very uncertain financial outlook. This cautious position is expected given the wide swings in both hog and feed prices evident this spring. In addition, little change should be expected in the hog herd until the feed
Genetically-modified crops benefit nonmodified crops, research shows
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Transgenic corn‘s resistance to pests has benefited even nontransgenic corn, according to agricultural researchers and entomologists. The researchers found that widespread planting of genetically modified Bt corn throughout the Upper Midwest has suppressed populations of the European corn borer, historically one of corn’s primary pests. This area-wide suppression has dramatically reduced
Crop report prompts prognostication
It happened again the other evening, just as it happens every year after the USDA farmer-rattling August Crop Production Report.
Dairy Excel: Asking right questions key to interviewing
Extension agent teaches how to interview potential employees.
