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AG PROGRESS DAYS: Bus tours to agricultural research areas offered at Ag Progress Days
University Park, Pa. — Hiking around the 1,500-acre Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs would be a taxing way to learn about the science of agriculture, but for those interested in agricultural research, there’s an alternative. Research tours During Penn State’s 2010 Ag Progress Days, set for Aug. 17-19, visitors can be
Wayne County ‘Twilight Tour’ features Raygor Farms of Kidron
Family approach is key to Sprunger dairy farm.
Ashland third-graders spend day on a farm
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio — The little black-and-white Holstein calves looked so cute to third-grader Vassiliya Draganova, that she decided to name one. “Bella,” she called it, which means “beautiful” in Italian. “They’re wee little and they like to lick your thumb,” she told some of her classmates — all third graders in Regina Herrick’s class from
Getting the worst job in Washington
Even before Ann Veneman quietly submitted her resignation as secretary of agriculture Nov. 12, the Washington grapevine hung heavy with a long list of likely replacements.
Timing critical to forage harvest
A combination of in-field observation and more scientific measurements gives producers the most accurate indicator of optimal harvest date.
Agroforesters believe a bright future rivals the chestnut’s glorious history
Research is under way to restore the American chestnut, and there might be a bright future in chestnuts for Midwestern growers.
Ohio apples don’t fall too far from the tree
Ohio apples are typically marketed close to home.
Veteran uses Pennsylvania farm to recover from impacts of war
Larry Daugherty runs Heritage Farms, a pasture-based livestock farm that is part business and part therapy for the combat-injured veteran.
War time spent in communications
I’ll continue the story of my Korean experience, and try to work in some references to Rusty Iron, although rust was just as thoroughly despised by the Army brass as dirt. I left for the Far East about the end of October, 1953, and had my very first airplane ride from Pittsburgh to Chicago, where
What farmers, families were reading 60 years ago
I was just looking through the January 1950 issue of Farm Journal magazine (cover price: 20 cents), and here’s what farmers and their wives and kids were reading 60 years ago. “Farm labor costs are coming down and efficiency is going up. Smart farm hands will hang onto good jobs. Hogs will make money for
