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AG PROGRESS DAYS: Tradition continues strong with Equine Experience
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Equine Experience at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days has a history of delivering attractions and activities that educate and entertain horse lovers of all ages and experience levels. Events The 2010 version of the exhibit will be no exception, as Penn State’s Equine Science team and the College of Agricultural
Farmers: Check herbicide ingredients when managing weeds
URBANA, Ill. — As a new planting season gets under way, Aaron Hager, weed specialist at University of Illinois Extension, cautions farmers to be aware of the differences between glufosinate and glyphosate, the active ingredients in two popular herbicides, before starting weed control applications. When glyphosate-resistant soybean came on the market a few years ago,
FSA Andy for Oct. 22, 2009
Hello, friends! October is always one of the most active months of the year around my house. Routines are being set for school, fall sports are getting into high gear and, of course, the combines are in the field. We try to take a little time out each year to go on one of the
Bill to encourage use of bio-products, boost Ohio agriculture passes Senate
COLUMBUS — State Sen. Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin) announced the Ohio Senate approved Senate Bill 131, her bill that would create a “Buy Bio-Ohio” purchasing program, which would apply state purchasing preferences to bio-products. Bio-products are composed wholly or in significant part of biological elements, including renewable agricultural materials such as plant, animal and marine materials
Ohio’s first lady and Department of Aging honor long-married volunteers
COLUMBUS — First Lady Frances Strickland and the Ohio Department of Aging honored couples for their dedication to marriage and volunteerism at the 10th annual Joined Hearts in Giving celebration, held in observance of Valentine’s Day at the governor’s residence in Columbus. Commitment Joined Hearts in Giving honors Ohioans at least 60 years old who
Agroforestry can be sustainable source of supplemental income
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Instead of dedicating massive acreage to a traditional, plantation-style Christmas tree farm, think outside the box, said University of Kentucky Forestry professor Deborah Brooks Hill. Think small, think sustainably and make your land pay for itself much sooner. Answer The answer, said Hill, is to plant 200 to 500 trees of mixed
Hereford Beef launches new brand
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The American Hereford Association and Certified Hereford Beef LLC staffs have created a new Hereford-based beef brand specifically targeting Hispanic shoppers. In 31 Hispanic grocery stores throughout the Los Angeles area, shoppers now have the opportunity to buy Hereford beef labeled Nuestro Rancho™, from a service case cut just the way
Organic guide is a unique resource
WOOSTER, Ohio — Smooth your switch to organic farming through a new book from Ohio State University. A Transition Guide to Certified Organic Crop Management, published by the Organic Food and Farming Education and Research (OFFER) Program, part of the university’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, details in its 74 pages the rules and
John Deere strikes cushy deal with Ford on soy foam
DEARBORN, Mich. — Farmers could soon bring in the harvest using equipment made with their own crops, thanks to collaboration between Ford and John Deere. The two companies have agreed that Deere will further develop and manufacture Ford’s soy-based flexible foam for seating materials in tractors, riding mowers and other equipment. Mustang Ford first introduced
Holstein Association reports successes
The board of directors of Holstein Association USA held its spring meeting in Brattleboro, Vt. March 27-28.
