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Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 10/9
This week’s top stories include cool weather chicken coop prep, a possible recurrence of avian flu, October gardening tips and more.
The Andersons completes several updates to facility operations at five locations
MAUMEE, Ohio — The Andersons, Inc. has made multiple operational updates at five grain facilities to improve service for customers.
Rain-soaked fields have farmers wondering how much nitrogen is left?
URBANA, Ill. — Wet soil conditions this spring are causing growers to question nitrogen (N) levels present in their soils and how that will affect this year’s crop. Fabian Fernandez , University of Illinois Extension specialist in soil fertility and plant nutrition, said when soils become saturated, the potential for N loss is directly related
Researchers work to improve diesel fuel quality sensors
URBANA, Ill. — Sensors currently used to monitor the quality of diesel fuel and biodiesel blended fuels during engine operation are unable to adequately detect certain important fuel quality concerns. Alan Hansen, professor of agricultural and biological engineering at the University of Illinois, and his colleagues are working to develop new technologies to improve these
For a fostered foal, there’s nothing like a mother’s love
URBANA, Ill. —The loss of a mother: a tragic event for any species. Likewise, the loss of an infant: devastating. At the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana this spring, both of these events occurred, leaving a mare without her baby and a foal without a mother. To Dr. Kate McGovern, a resident
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,
French history book traces reaching influence of 18th century seamstresses
A new written history of the seamstresses’ guild in France reveals information about the women who made clothing for the Queen of France and Marie Antoinette.
Childhood connections drive our eating habits
What do you eat when you are depressed?
A glimpse into farm life in the 1800s
Judith Sutherland shares journal entries from a farm boy written in the 1800s.
Small town characters and their stories, part one
Judith Sutherland shares the stories of some memorable characters that are part of Jeromesville, Ohio’s history.
