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A roundup of 4-H news for the week May 31, 2012:
ASHTABULA, Ohio — The Saybrook Raiders met May 21. Proceeds from the bake sale fundraiser were used to buy everyone a T-shirt. The club will be selling food June 16 at the small animal clinics on the fairgrounds. Abri Jones reported on her recycling project fundraiser with Ashtabula Recycling. The club will raise a pen
Soybeans continue to lead grain market
I consider this a good selling opportunity. We got scared by the break, and regretted not selling before it.
Exotic animal escape in Ohio raises some red flags
Editor: Tuesday, Oct. 19. The weather today — gray, overcast with rain. The headline — Exotic Animals Roaming Ohio. When I first heard the news late last night I was in shock. Shock that this is the second animal owner to die in Ohio in less than six months. As an animal owner myself, I
Horse breeders should analyze broodmare reproductive efficiency
STILLWATER, Okla. — If a horse farm experiences low conception or foaling rates, it is likely that some step in breeding management is the cause rather than the breeding efficiency of the mare. “To promote good conception and foaling rates, the horse breeder first must identify the farm’s efficiency status and compare it to a
Farmers, watch for early insect pests
COLUMBUS — This warm spring weather may be suitable for planting, but it’s also ideal for pest development. “This is the time when we like to remind growers to get out in their fields and scout for insects and other pests,” said Ron Hammond, an Ohio State University Extension entomologist. “Plants can take a lot
A cribber could be a deal breaker
URBANA, Ill. — Man o’ War is one of the most famous horses in the history of thoroughbred racing. His full brother, Playfellow, who earned the highest sale price of the season decades ago, is famous for a very different reason. In June 1921, the title of a New York Times article read, “Playfellow Not
Friends Are Worth Celebrating Any Day of the Year
National Best Friend’s Day happens on two distinct dates in the year: June 8 and Aug. 15. So which one is it?
Researcher helps develop new technique for modifying plant genes
MINNEAPOLIS — Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Massachusetts General Hospital have used a genome engineering tool they developed to make a model crop plant herbicide-resistant without significant changes to its DNA. “It’s still a GMO [Genetically Modified Organism] but the modification was subtle,” said Daniel Voytas, lead author and director of the University
If we can hang on, ag outlook is solid because we ‘build things’
I love the 1990 fairy tale movie Pretty Woman that stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts (although I admit a prostitute is not standard fare in fairy tales). One of the turning points in the movie is when Gere’s character — a corporate take-over specialist who buys companies on paper and dismantles them for profit
Risk of Stewart’s Disease to be low
WOOSTER, Ohio — The risk of Stewart’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is predicted to be low throughout much of Ohio’s corn crop this year. The disease is caused by a bacterium carried and spread by adult flea beetles. Negligible threat Based on the flea beetle index, conducted by Ohio State University Extension and Ohio
