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Having a beef with Ohio’s checkoff, where cattle will vote … sort of
According to Chicago legend, a tombstone somewhere in the city reads: “John Smith, Born 1934, Died 1981, Voted 1984, 1988, 1992.” What makes the joke funny, of course, is its resemblance to the truth. Chicago’s well-deserved reputation for election shenanigans is just that — well deserved. Despite that legacy, cattle cannot vote in either Chicago
U.S. Department of Energy uses biotechnology to improve photosynthesis
WASHINGTON — Plants can overcome their evolutionary legacies to become much better at using biological photosynthesis to produce energy, the kind of energy that can power vehicles in the near future, an all-star collection of biologists, physicists, photochemists, and solar scientists has found.
New fruit pest threatens Pa. growers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Grapes, berries and tree fruit may be threatened if a new pest makes its way into Pennsylvania this year, Penn State researchers say. The Spotted Wing Drosophila is a small vinegar fly with the potential to damage many tree fruit crops such as cherries, plums, peaches, some apple varieties and Asian
USDA research center in Coshocton may close next fall due to budgets
Dr. Martin Shipitalo, USDA/ARS (Coshocton, OH) presented his research with earthworms and conservation tillage effects at the Tri-State Tillage Conference this past February.
Outside forces still dictating grain markets
So, last week I said the rally was over, but I still hadn’t heard the sounds of It’s Over!, my favorite Roy Orbison song. Then, the market sparked up again. So, now what do I write? That I was correct, because the market appeared to be over, but wasn’t? Or that I was wrong? Or,
Action at vernal pools is heating up
As you head to the woods seeking relief from late winter cabin fever, you’re virtually certain to stumble upon vernal pools — small bodies of water that collect in depressions in the landscape. Melting snow and late winter rains fill these shallow depressions, which can be as small as a kiddy swimming pool, to an
The best ride you’ll ever have
I applaud the advances in science and medicine that make childbearing so much less likely to result in death. I also suspect that all those advances are sometimes guilty of scaring the wits out of expectant parents unnecessarily. Tests Early ultrasounds scored you a fuzzy black and white image that would assure you that you
Issues brewing between the NCBA and CBB over how beef checkoff funds are spent
A controversy erupts over expenses billed to the Beef Checkoff program.
2010-2020: A decade for farm management
Virginia Tech economist says farmers will prosper or fail over next 10 years.
I have more grain market questions than answers
So, it is a typical Tuesday morning. Here at 9 a.m., I have made the fresh-ground one-third real Colombian Supreme and two-thirds decaf hazelnut coffee. I have turned my contracts in to Bruce. I have talked to a dog food plant about a misapplied ticket and to a trucker about pickup numbers. I have talked
