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ODNR accepting enrollment applications for Forest Legacy Program
Program pays landowners who seek to protect their woodlands
Frogeye leaf spot found in soybean suggests resistance to fungicide
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Fungicide applications to soybean have significantly increased over the past five years due to claims of both a reduction in foliar disease and an increase in “plant health.” However, overuse of these fungicides may erode their benefits, warns a University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist. Concerns about resistance have centered on
VA to pay benefits for new Agent Orange claims
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun distributing disability benefits to Vietnam Veterans who qualify for compensation under recently liberalized rules for Agent Orange exposure. Up to 200,000 Vietnam Veterans are potentially eligible to receive VA disability compensation for medical conditions recently associated with Agent Orange. The expansion of coverage involves B-cell (or
NMPF pushing for raw milk regs
Facilities producing unpasteurized, or raw, milk products are not covered by any of the food safety regulations proposed so far this year by Congress. Two industry groups want that to change
Operation SAFE provides inspections of aircraft and spray systems
ALMA, Mich. — Many of the state’s aerial applicators demonstrated their aviation skills while the Michigan Department of Agriculture conducted precision, safety and security inspections of their aircraft and spray systems as part of the Michigan Operation SAFE Fly-In that was held April 22-23 at Al’s Aerial Spraying at the Alma Airport, Alma, Mich. Operation
FSA Andy for March 26, 2009
Hello again! The Farm Service Agency wants to remind interested applicants FSA offers loans for farmers to purchase farmland and to finance agricultural operations. FSA loan programs are designed to help producers who are temporarily unable to obtain private or commercial credit. In many cases, applicants are beginning farmers who have insufficient net worth to
Gardeners unite: Set goals you don’t intend to keep, gain comfort with reality
TOPEKA, Kan. — One Kansas gardening guru is adopting a new approach to 2009 New Year’s resolutions. She’s suggesting fellow gardeners follow suit and perhaps gain new comfort with reality. “Rather than set goals you lose sight of within weeks, make resolutions you have no intention of keeping — ones you simply can’t visualize yourself
CD has wealth of soil quality advice
COLUMBUS — Healthy soils means healthy plants, and a new Ohio State University Extension educational tool is now available to aid users in improving soil quality to boost crop performance. The Soil Quality Workshop CD contains information outlining the fundamentals of soil quality and organic matter through various management practices, such as Integrated Pest Management.
Protection of agricultural land
The president of Mahoning County Farm Bureau writes that it is getting more difficult to keep the farm in the family.
Read it Again: Week of Aug. 22, 2001
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
