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Who will take the Pepsi challenge?
What would happen in farms adopted PepsiCo’s strategy of “performance with purpose?”
What’s your farm’s color saying?
Have you ever driven along and noticed the rich green color of a cornfield on one side of the road while on the other side there’s a yellowish color to the corn crop?
EPA awards $7M for grants to research groundwater access
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gives four institutions funding for enhanced aquifer recharge research.
Grain markets drop on planting progress
The grain market response to the planting progress has been a little ugly.
Young farmers, ranchers face concerns but express optimism for the future
WASHINGTON — Profitability, increasing government regulations and the impact of activist groups are the top concerns of America’s leading young farmers and ranchers, according to a survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation. Despite the challenges, 80 percent of those responding to the federation’s 18th annual survey of young farmers and ranchers say they
Westfield Insurance Foundation donates $15,000 to tractor safety program in Pa.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Westfield Insurance Foundation, an Ohio-based private foundation, has made a major contribution to a project developed by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences to help save farmers lives.
Continuous corn faces higher nitrogen stress than crop in rotation, study finds
DES MOINES, Iowa — Corn grown in rotation with soybeans requires less nitrogen fertilizer than continuous corn, while producing higher average yields per acre, according to a recent research study by Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. “Our research shows that corn residue acts like a ‘sponge’ immobilizing the fertilizer, making it temporarily unavailable to the
Going back to school helps vets, herds
The course is designed to teach and reinforce herd performance medicine to benefit all animals and cut back on unscheduled visits.
Ohio Deer and Turkey Expo coming to Columbus
The upcoming Ohio Deer and Turkey Expo, one of Ohio’s top outdoor shows, has a new owner and name. Yes, sport shows are owned and produced by private, for-profit companies that specialize in large scale events or who contract with companies to put the shows together. Turkey Expos The Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin, Deer
Corn Yield Contest winners recognized
ST. LOUIS — Corn growers shattered yield records in a year beset with weather problems, using innovative production techniques and improved seed varieties to achieve top numbers in the National Corn Growers Association 2008 National Corn Yield Contest. Not only was the number of entries (6,725) higher than ever before, and double the number in
