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Rural water well owners needed for research on Marcellus gas drilling
WASHINGTON, Ohio — Penn State’s School of Forest Resources, along with several Penn State Cooperative Extension county offices, have received funding from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center to conduct a research study on the potential impacts of Marcellus gas drilling on rural drinking water wells. The data collected
The Longest Day
Summer has arrived. The longest day of the year has passed. When summer solstice approaches, the noonday sun rises higher and higher in the sky on each successive day. On the day of the solstice, it rises an imperceptible amount, compared to the day before. In this sense, it “stands still.” “Solstice” is derived from
Mother’s Toils and Foils
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about the stress of parenthood and why anger management can make it easier.
Malting barley conference set
The 2017 Malting Barley Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Greene County fairgrounds March 24.
What we’re reading: 5/20
We’re reading about comfort food, food that can be prepared in 30 seconds and more.
New vet video focuses on how to reduce animal pain
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association has released a new video promoting its policy on how to reduce pain for cattle during a common surgical procedure — dehorning. Early removal Many breeds of cattle have horns, which are often removed early in life to protect other animals and farmers from injury. The American
We lost some great ones in century’s first decade: O.C. Duke
O.C. Duke Orland C. Duke, known as the “grand old man of agriculture” in the Medina County, Ohio, area, died May 11, 2002. Born in 1902 in West Virginia, Duke majored in vocational agriculture at Berea College in Kentucky. At graduation, a school administrator told him there was an opening for an ag teacher in
Monsanto opens first research center in China
ST. LOUIS — Monsanto Company said it is opening its first research center in China, further demonstrating its commitment to forming technology collaborations in the country. Strengthen ties The Monsanto Biotechnology Research Center in Zhongguancun, Beijing, will strengthen the company’s ties with Chinese research institutions in plant biotechnology and genomics. The new research center is
Real world: Paying farm labor isn’t easy
Article doesn’t portray the real world of farm labor: You try paying high wages on a farmer’s income.
The ultimate “answer” Web site
Kansas State University Research and Extension is a partner in a groundbreaking new Web site, eXtension.org.
