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The road to the end of the road
Alan Guebert visits the road he grew up on, recalling all the people that used to live there and their memorable personalities.
Armyworm moths set to invade crops
PRINCETON, Ky. — In recent days, the number of armyworm moths captured in the University of Kentucky-Integrated Pest Management pheromone trap system has set record levels. This could set up the potential for large enough numbers of armyworms to emerge in the weeks ahead to cause crop damage. For the week ending April 25, capture
Warm weather makes calving season pleasant
As one result, we calved the first quarter of our herd a month before the first day of spring with no losses. Our calves should be the healthiest ever.
Ag group says farm prices need to be in line with producer production costs
AMES, Iowa — As sectors of America’s economy begins to show preliminary signs for a recovery, the nation’s farm economy remains deeply troubled. U.S. men and women who produce grains and milk for America’s table are receiving, on average, one-half of what they did in mid-2008. At the same time, their input costs are higher
How to estimate corn and soybean yields
Worksheets, formulas and online calculators can help to estimate potential corn and soybean harvests.
Waste not want not in ‘hard times’
Whatever happened to the March lamb? Did the ferocious March lion have lamb for lunch before slinking back to his lair, growling and lashing his tail as he went? Do you remember my warning after January’s benign presence that somewhere down the road Mother Nature’s payback would take place, and I was right on the
Wheat wave takes world by storm
Maybe the unseasonably hot temperatures that blistered the Midwest most of September can be traced to global warming, solar flares or the high volume of hot air blowing westward from Washington.
The telephones of yesterday
Judith Sutherland ponders the advancements of the telephones and how they’ve shaped the way people communicate during her lifetime.
God bless the USA
Letter to Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell from Fred J. Double.
Pioneers of Agriculture: Columbiana County Agricultural Hall of Fame
The Columbiana County Historical Association and the Columbiana County Agricultural Society selected five individuals to induct into the Columbiana County Agricultural Hall of Fame.
