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Farm and Dairy’s top stories of 2012
We want to know what you think was Farm and Dairy’s top story of 2012. We’ll be watching the polls as we put together our year-end wrapup of the best, most important and most interesting stories of 2012.
Drought devastating to beef industry; herd numbers dropping
High feed prices and large financial losses brought on by a combination of multi-year drought in the Southern Plains and the 2012 Midwestern drought will continue their stranglehold on the nation’s beef industry in the coming months, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says.
Cutworm numbers are rising, but not causing any problems
WOOSTER, Ohio — The number of adult moths of the western bean cutworm trapped by Ohio State University Extension professionals increased for the fifth straight year, but fortunately, larval infestations have yet to present an economic impact on Ohio farms.
Yes, I’ll gladly blow out my candles
I try to embrace the gift of another birthday, the gift of each and every day, really. I try to celebrate for those who didn’t get to grow older along with us, while holding them dear in treasured memories.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau salutes Wolff, Steele
Pa. Farm Bureau presented former state agriculture secretary Dennis Wolff and former dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences Robert Steele with Barn Raiser Awards to recognize their years of public service to the agricultural community.
The mean mom’s guide to real life
After years of toil, struggle, and inner turmoil wondering what, if anything, I want to be when I grow up, I have discovered my one true calling: I am the Meanest Mom Ever! Crowned.
Tips for getting those replacement heifers bred
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Beef cattle inventory done Jan. 1, 2005, indicates number of beef cattle replacement heifers in the United States – weighing 500 pounds and over – are up 4 percent compared to one year earlier.
Portraits in Progress: Equine industry making strides in Ohio
According to a 1997 study by the American Horse Council Foundation, Ohio ranked seventh in the nation for number of horses and economic benefits from the equine industry. In that year alone, the equine industry directly added $776 million to the state’s economy.
Estimating corn silage yield price
As you prepare for corn silage harvest, it can be helpful to estimate how many tons per acre each variety will yield to make sure you will have enough.
Holmes County youth show junior dairy champions
Mohican Farm bid $14 per pound for Ami Breitenbucher’s 188-pound market hog, raising $2,632 to provide the funds needed to establish the scholarship in Breitenbucher’s memory.
