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Cattle producers might need to test, supplement poor-quality forages
Drought of 2012 could affect forage quality through the winter.
The ‘doctors of old’ started as farm children, from simple backgrounds
Part II of a series “The old country doctor was a man of few words because there were no words.” >– Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler, The Horse and Buggy Doctor, copyright 1938 It has been said that the best doctors of the olden days had started out as farm children. One quote from Dr. Arthur
Grain market’s acting like it’s November
“My fear at this point would be that farmers would regret missing the high prices and wait for them to return.”
Baby animals bring life to farm
Returning home at dusk, we came to a dead stop last night while turning in to our lane. A skunk was playing with her two very tiny babies as if they had found themselves a really great amusement park. As we watched them flip somersaults, we could see that one baby skunk was mostly white,
USDA reminds producers of sign-up dates for 2012
WASHINGTON, — Enrollment for the 2012 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) began Jan. 23. The last day for producers to sign up for either program will be June 1.
Study on gas prices: Consumer behavior violates bedrock theory
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University economist Justine Hastings uses gasoline purchasing data to show how consumers make buying decisions when prices jump at the pump. A dollar is a dollar is a dollar, so goes the economic theory of fungibility. But do people really act that way? In a new working paper, Brown University economist
‘Affordability is key’ as Ohio weighs new livestock standards
With animal welfare in mind, board members also must consider demand for food, nutrition.
Study: Two wheels safer than four in off-road riding, racing
BALTIMORE — In research that may surprise off-road riding enthusiasts and safety experts, a Johns Hopkins team has found that crashes involving ATVs — four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles — are significantly more dangerous than crashes involving two-wheeled off-road motorcycles, such as those used in extreme sports like Motocross. Results The research found that victims of ATV
Battling compaction: No-till, controlled traffic a key
With compacted soils, farmers could lose 5 percent to 10 percent of their corn or soybean yields.
Wildlife expert warns of ecological risks of natural gas drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With the unprecedented wave of deep-well, natural-gas drilling occurring across much of Pennsylvania, care must be taken to minimize impacts on wildlife and forests so critical to the state’s economy and heritage, according to a wildlife expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The Keystone State must proactively plan natural-gas
