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Betting against climate change
According to 2013 data compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, you and I owe our very existence to water. After all, 92 percent of our blood, 75 percent of our brains and muscles, 60 percent bodies and 22 percent of our bones is plain, simple old water. Even more to the point, while most
Ask FSA Andy: Farm storage facility loans
Hello Again! The motto for the Boy Scouts is Be Prepared . Are you prepared for your 2012 harvest? Will your corn be singing, Oh give me a home! Have you considered applying for a Farm Storage Facility Loan through your local FSA office? The Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program will allow producers of
Sure would be nice to have apples in the back yard
URBANA, Ill. — That backyard orchard you were dreaming of? You might not be able to plant as many trees as you planned.
Farm Science Review reveals crop prices, budgets not looking up for 2017
Learn about the financial downturns that farmers are facing in agriculture today.
Sessions target beekeepers of all levels
Topics for beginners include equipment, where to get bees, selecting a site, feeding, pest control, harvesting honey and working with wax.
New price records written at Butler Farm Show
BUTLER, Pa. – Three new price records were set when bidders packed the sale arena for the 2006 Butler Farm Show livestock auction Aug.
Corn, soybean and wheat prices continue to spiral
According to Marlin Clark, amid the current grain market climate, “any arguments for higher prices can be considered just whistling past the graveyard.”
Some background on homemade steam engines
We spent the past several articles reviewing many of the engine makes from various places in the U.S. and Canada. At shows you will often see an engine put together by a mechanic or engineer following his own ideas or saving some money over the current collectible prices. The Blumentritt engine, built in 1878 in
Exploring the humble beginnings of the M1 rifle
By SAM MOORE With this month being the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, it might be an appropriate time to look at the U.S. infantry weapon that played a significant role in winning that war, the US rifle, caliber-.30, M1, sometimes called the Garand, but most often
“Ponds with a Purpose”: Review hosts daily farm pond clinic
The one-hour clinic will show how ponds work and the best ways to manage them. The goal: To help pond owners head off problems and, in the end, save money.
