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Biden expected to pick Vilsack as ag secretary
Tom Vilsack, who served as agriculture secretary for eight years during the Obama Administration, will be nominated to return during President-elect Joe Biden’s upcoming administration, the Associated Press and several other media outlets reported Dec. 8.
Penn State English professor delves into meaning of computer literacy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Remember when watches had springs you would wind? When mail meant letters delivered by a mailman, and the only kind of files came in manila folders? If so, you’re a dying breed.
Farm bill stalled in Senate
SALEM, Ohio – Specifics of a new farm bill may drag into the new year, after Senate members left the legislation lifeless and went home for Thanksgiving recess Nov.
Ohio State Fair bans ractopamine for hogs in response to markets
The Ohio Pork Council announced that all pigs shown at the Ohio State Fair this year must be ractopamine-free. The product is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and is used in feed to increase pigs’ lean growth rates. The new requirement is not related to health risks, but to trade.
Grain futures markets rally after losses
Grain markets rallied, in reaction to USDA June 24 reports, which detailed continued incomplete planting and dreadful crop conditions.
How to make a straw bale garden
If you’d like to grow fresh fruits and vegetables without the challenges of a traditional garden, a straw bale garden may be the right choice for you.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 18, 2009
SCIO, Ohio — The A-Z 4-H club met June 10 with 12 members in attendance. Cookie dough was delivered, project books were worked on, volunteer work was discussed and T-shirts will be available for pick up at the next meeting. The next meeting will be in July for the clean up at the fairgrounds. *
Read it Again: Week of May 31, 2001
Each week Farm and Dary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Caleb Wright, Penn State University
Caleb Wright graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor degree in agricultural and extension education.
Soil problems still take ingenuity, courage
Soil management has come a long way, and crop yields have increased 400 or 500 percent. Soil erosion can’t be stopped, but we have a better handle on it.
