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Pillow talk: In pursuit of bedded bliss
I had no idea so much was riding on my mattress.
That is, until the down comforter on our bed sprang a leak.
Technology can blur bottom line
Good management thinking should use technology as a tool, not as the means to all ends.
Government intervention gets failing grade
A reader comments on the Bush education policy that threatens new orgies of spending, legislating, centralizing, and reforming.
Freeze, then rain, tough on corn crop
Early planted corn in central Ohio got socked by the frost, then the rain.
Calving assistance: Are you doing more harm than good?
The simple act of helping a cow deliver her calf isn’t as innocent as it may seem. Find out why.
Buckeye ingenuity: Caregiver adapts items to help elderly, disabled
Special Farm Science Review presentation shares ideas for make-your-own adaptive equipment.
Pioneer experts: Bunker management offers bottom-line advantages
DES MOINES, Iowa — Growing conditions determine fiber digestibility, and the right combination of weather conditions make for an optimum silage crop, say experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. While temperatures and moisture levels over the course of the growing season will set the stage, producers can actively take steps to preserve silage quality
What to consider when making decisions during drought
Ohio State Extension educator Garth Ruff offers advice on how to feed livestock and conserve resources amid drought.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in wild bird in South Carolina
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 avian influenza in a wild American wigeon in Colleton County, South Carolina.
Expert offers pointers for managing input costs on dairy farms this year
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — While rising feed prices and other production costs, are putting pressure on the Indiana dairy industry, a Purdue Extension dairy specialist says there may be ways for dairy farmers to reduce their on-farm input expenses. “The three biggest input costs for dairies are feed, labor and replacement heifers,” said Mike Schutz.
