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Growing up
Do you remember when you were a little child and people would ask you the question, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” I recall being asked that question many times. Some of the professions of interest to me at that time were farmer, carpenter, mechanic, plumber, business man and many more.
FSA loan programs assist socially disadvantaged farmers
The Farm Service Agency has loan programs to assist members of socially disadvantaged groups and beginning farmers to finance agricultural enterprises.
Beef herds continue to decrease amidst drought, soaring feed costs
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Drought in the Southern Plains and several years of high feed prices have discouraged beef producers, causing the U.S. cattle herd to shrink.
‘Fueling the Cure’ yields $101,000 joint food, cancer research at Ohio State
Can we change the composition of that food in a way that is optimal for health.
Penn State professor part of project evaluating wine quality in eastern U.S.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Robert Crassweller, professor of horticulture in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is part of a $3.8 million, multiuniversity research project to evaluate the wine quality of grapes, with an eye toward improving grape and wine sustainability and economic vitality in the eastern U.S Crassweller will help to evaluate the horticultural
Blame game won’t feed the world
Rising food prices. Everyone’s talking about them. And everyone’s pointing fingers of blame.
How can small businesses lure online shoppers?
LAMAR, Mo. – Shopping is shopping, right? Well, it depends on your generation. For baby boomers, shopping typically means driving to a store to buy what they want. A 20- or 30-something might boot up a computer rather than start a car. Kathy Macomber, business development specialist for University of Missouri Extension, says the way
Central Pa. great place to watch migrating raptors
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As raptors migrate over Pennsylvania this fall, the number of bald eagles among them is close to an all-time high, according to an expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Starting at the end of August and continuing through the early part of December, thousands of raptors pass over the
Customized Wisconsin Potato Harley-Davidson becomes centerpiece of charity event
Ricky McCloud, winner of the Spudster, with David Schools, chairman of the board of Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. ANTIGO, Wis. — One lucky person in South Carolina –Ricky McCloud –is tooling around on a Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883C that’s bedecked with a Wisconsin staple –potatoes. “I love the direction our annual direct-mail produce buyer sweepstakes has
Time out: Test now for soybean cyst nematode
WOOSTER, Ohio — Harvesting corn and soybeans may be the only thing on the minds of Ohio growers at the moment, but they shouldn’t overlook the importance of soil testing for soybean cyst nematode. Soil sampling in the fall is the first step to a soybean cyst nematode management program and the best way to
