Search Results for "beets"
News Results 729 of 1000 pages
USDA: Organic dairies must get cows out on pasture 120 days
WASHINGTON — If you want to follow national guidelines for selling organic milk, your dairy animals must graze pasture during the grazing season — and that must be at least 120 days per year. The USDA announced details Feb. 12 of the final regulation regarding access to pasture for organic livestock operations. This rule amends
We all need ag diversity training
We cannot be so narrow-minded to think that there is only one way to be successful, to be sustainable, in farming today.
Economist sees lower crop prices in 2009
SAN ANTONIO — Farm income hit a record high in 2008 due in part to record prices for corn, soybeans and wheat, but an economist speaking at a crop outlook seminar at the American Farm Bureau’s 90th annual meeting said farmers can expect lower prices this year. Weakening demand Jim Sullivan, an agricultural economist and
Ohio fields clear of soybean rust
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No soybean rust pustules have been found in the Midwest, including Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri, according to university experts. The recent tropical storms in southern parts of the United States have concerned many growers, but soybean rust experts Kiersten Wise, Purdue University Extension; Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University Extension;
Learn to manage small-farm manure issues with help from panel of experts
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The term “small farm” can bring to mind anything from a couple of horses on several acres to a family dairy or feedlot. All small farms that raise livestock share the common challenge to properly manage manure with limited time and money. Extension specialists from across the United States will share information
Stocking Stuffers Start the Year
Santa always packs some cashews in my husband Mark’s stocking, and Santa’s helper, who collects most of the stuffing for our large Christmas socks (guess who), sometimes reconsiders gifts that will entice him to overindulge.
When is your corn ready to chop
Determining the proper time to harvest corn for silage is critical because whole plant dry matter content varies with maturity and it influences fermentation.
Study compares corn to glycerin
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Biodiesel is in high demand. The byproduct of this alternative source of energy, glycerin, is next, according to an agriculture scientist at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Strickler named new general manager of Ohio Expo Center and state fair
Strickler gets position after nationwide search, tops field of 57 applicants.
Proper prep, equipment settings improve dairy quality, profitability
LITITZ, Pa. – Whether milking in a tie-stall or parlor system, large herd or small, “we still milk our cows one cow at a time,” said David Reid, director of milk harvest technologies for Bou-Matic.
