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Homemade gifts from the farm
Consider giving unique and thoughtful homemade gifts from the farm this Christmas.
CRISPR mushroom created at Penn State a GMO game-changer
An anti-browning mushroom developed at Penn State using a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 will not be subject to USDA approval.
Santa, if you can’t bring a combine or a farm bill, how ’bout some hay?
You, my friend, are one tough customer for Santa. I mean, like many, the Fat Man knows food, but he doesn’t know farming. As such, he gets lost in the jargon when trying to pick the perfect gift for you and your farming and ranching pals. For example, just last week Old Kris texted to
Governor’s budget would slash Penn State Extension, ag research by half
By DARRIN YOUKER Contributing Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. — If cuts in the proposed Pennsylvania budget stand, Cooperative Extension programs across the state could radically change. Gov. Tom Corbett wants to slash funding to Penn State by 50 percent, a reduction of $182 million. And that means funding to agriculture research and Cooperative Extension programming could
Our pony Topper is a keeper
“It excites me that no matter how much machinery replaces the horse, the work it can do is still measured in horsepower…even in this space age. And although a riding horse often weighs half a ton, and a big drafter a full ton, either can be led about by a piece of string if he
Happy cows, as ankle bracelets prove, like to relax
You know a barn is full of happy cows when you see them all lying down.
Challenge yourself with shed hunting
From late winter through early spring, whenever I’m in the woods, I keep my eyes peeled for shed antlers. Sheds, the antlers white-tailed deer bucks lose each year, are a terrific addition to my collection of natural artifacts. The first few I found were still attached to skulls, antlers of unlucky road kills, so it
Enjoying two- and four-legged friends
“A funny thing happened on the way to …” and it should continue “the Forum”, but in this case, it was the recycling center. Happily, the center is only about a block from me, and I recycle everything possible, so I make the trip about once a week. (And I am always appalled at the
Still waiting on calves: Manage summer stresses in cow herd
Cows in at least 10 herds southern Ohio have been identified as still carrying calves, and Fairfield County extension program assistant Stan Smith is sure there are others everywhere with the same problem.
Corn technology goes into clothes, carpets and carryout containers
Through newer technology and the development of polylactic acid, researchers use the crop and its by-products in everything from carpets to clothes to carryout containers.
