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Coats protect seeds planted in cold, wet soils
Agricultural Research Service has conducted several studies to see whether adding a protective coating to corn and soybean seeds could help optimize planting schedules.
‘CSI River Otters:’ Animal forensics, DNA used to estimate population
The restoration of Pennsylvania’s river-otter population has been, by all accounts, a great success, and a study being conducted by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will soon quantify the accomplishment by yielding population information.
City farming for country folks
Urban farms are filling vacant lots, growing as rooftop gardens, and sprouting in streetside flowerboxes. Creative and resourceful city farming methods put-to-use in the country can increase farm yields, productivity and profit. Urban farming techniques can help country farmers optimize space, micromanage renewable resources, and market products direct.
Speaking out: Knox County dairyman gladly shares his story
Dairy farmer Ken Ruprecht has farmed in three counties. Today, he goes back to share his story.
Looking back through pages of farm magazine
At the end of October 70 years ago, farmers and farmers’ wives were reading the Farm Journal. It was a dark period in the Second World War; we’d lost more than 40,000 troops and the Philippine Islands, the German army was battering the gates of Stalingrad, England was rebuilding its armed forces after Dunkirk and
Old farm publications create trips back in time
My column two weeks ago about Cyclone seeders brought a couple of interesting responses (I love email – it’s so fast and easy to sit down at the keyboard and dash off a quick note) which I’ll pass on to the readers. Reader responses Bill McChesney, who farms near New Galilee, Pa., wrote: “Concerning cyclone
Ohio firm gets USDA biomass grant
WASHINGTON — Marginal or abandoned crop ground in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania may find new life in a new crop.
Hog prices on rise; could set record
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The highest hog prices on record will soon be arriving. According to Purdue University Extension economist Chris Hurt, pork producers may be seeing the highest hog prices right now — and for the next several years as well, if corn and soybean shortages can be reduced with favorable growing conditions. On
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 18, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS — The West Holmes FFA chapter attended the 83rd National FFA Convention Oct. 20-23 in Indianapolis. Members attended the American degree session, where four members received their American degrees, including Martin Overholt, son of Marty and Sue Overholt, Linsey Howell, daughter of Dave and Lora Howell, Paul Skolmutch, son of Dan and Kathy Skolmutch,
Stall design may affect sow behavior
URBANA, Ill. — In an effort to establish welfare-friendly guidelines on how to effectively manage gestating sows, researchers at the University of Illinois are studying the impact of stall design on sow behavior and well-being. “Sows have changed,” said Janeen Salak-Johnson, U of I associate professor of animal sciences. “We need to change with them.
