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Speaking up for U.S. soybean growers
This Delaware County grain farmer is an advocate for his industry — on his farm and across the country.
Some Pa. counties looking to zoning to provide controls over gas drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale-gas epoch still in its infancy, some experts doubt we have seen one-tenth of what is yet to come and recommend that municipalities brace themselves for rapid change. “People who are not in the Marcellus areas have no clue how big this is going to be,” said Kurt
The past, present and future of forage
Ohio State Extension educator Chris Penrose looks back over his career, noting the improvements in the forage industry over the past 35 years, in his last All About Grazing column.
A Patty by Any Other Name Would Taste as Sweet
USA Weekend food columnist Pam Anderson says, “Take a hamburger, drop the ham and what do you have?” When she judged a Build a Better Burger contest several years ago, but the top prize went to the best beef burger, there was a $10,000 prize for the “best alternative burger.” The event chairman, cookbook author
Researchers study cattle eyes for a more accurate age verifier
MANHATTAN, Kan. – There is nothing cuter than the big brown eyes of a calf, but Kansas State University researchers are interested in Betsy’s eyes for another reason.
Harvest was a cause for celebration
Many may be thinking of planting during this season, but columnist Roy Booth is recalling the harvest celebrations of years past and the beginning of the Corn Palace in North Dakota.
Still trying to finish my grazing list
Take this time of year to evaluate whether all of your planning and preparation has paid off or if you still have some work to do.
Business Profile: COBA/Select Sires
COLUMBUS –Dairy and beef breeders know to turn to COBA/Select Sires for the best genetics to get their cows and heifers pregnant. The farmer-owned cooperative celebrated 2007 as its 11th consecutive phenomenal sales year, according to general manager Bernie Heisner. In 1997, COBA sold 670,884 units of semen. Ten years later, in the same market
Market Monitor: Drumbeat of drought fades to an echo
The drumbeat of drought has been with us all winter. Grain prices have declined, farmer selling has slowed, and the talk has been that prices will recover, because, after all, we are still in drought in the Western Corn Belt. Mississippi This winter we listened to news that the Army Corp. of Engineers was not
Roundup of 4-H news for Feb. 17, 2022
Catch up on local 4-H news regarding the 2022 Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference and Western Reserve Rangers 4-H Club achievement awards.
