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This machine is not a toy: Few farm injuries from ATVs but rider safety is still key
Two Pennsylvania residents were charged with felony child endangerment Nov. 4 following the death of a 4-year-old girl in an Oct. 27 ATV crash. Cases such as these have made ATV rider safety a hot-button issue among safety professionals, legislators and advocacy groups.
Child deaths from heat stroke hit 500
WASHINGTON — Regrettably, Safe Kids USA has announced the 500th child death due to heat stroke from being left alone in a vehicle. Recently, a 3-year-old boy in New Orleans died from heat stroke after being trapped in a vehicle all day.
In the spirit of believing
It has come to my attention that parents, particularly at this time of year, spend a lot of time worrying themselves silly over one thing and one thing only, a concern so deep it literally wakes them from a sound sleep, apoplectic over some concern relating to: Santa.
Homeowners could save money on energy bills if they tried
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A recent poll of more than 1,200 U.S. homeowners has found nearly all (97 percent) agree with the idea that reducing energy use at home is important to save money, yet many could still be missing out on opportunities to lower their energy bills this winter.
Field Notes: GMOs, shale leasing, Rural Roles
The National Academies of Sciences say GMOs are safe to eat. Plus, landowners near the Wayne National Forest need to speak up about leasing for oil and gas, and the latest installment of Rural Roles features Mike and Barb, who are trailblazers in their work toward building horse trails and camps in Ohio.
Do you want to early wean calves?
FARGO, N.D. – Midsummer means the calves should be maximizing gain at 20 to 30 pounds per week.
Recent seasonal rains have made the cows walking milk machines, which should continue as long as there is adequate forage quantity and quality.
Ohio, Pennsylvania farmers mostly on track with planting after wet spring
Despite a wet, cold start to the planting season, row crop farmers in Ohio and Pennsylvania are mostly on track with planting for the year, though some are still trying to get into their fields to finish planting, and some are weighing whether to replant soybean acres that have struggled to get established under a lot of rain.
Grazing can improve milk quality
Grazing cows produce milk with more favorable characteristics from a human health perspective than do cows on silage or high concentrate diets. That is the message that Dr. Anjo Elgersma shared with a group of dairy producers from the Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council and in Wisconsin in late October last year.
Fuel-efficient vehicles are possible
If they can develop a small piece of plastic you use to talk to people half way around the world, then battery-operated vehicles, with small engines running generators to recharge these batteries, could produce vehicles that would travel 200 miles per gallon.
Fuel-efficient vehicles are possible
If they can develop a small piece of plastic you use to talk to people half way around the world, then battery-operated vehicles, with small engines running generators to recharge these batteries, could produce vehicles that would travel 200 miles per gallon.
