Thursday, April 25, 2024

The whole family piles into the car, on our way to Sunday dinner, and naturally we're all talking at once, seeing if we can outdo each other with our stories.

URBANA, Ill. -

COLUMBUS - Farmers who have purchased "fast tractors" probably feel like the driver of a Ferrari on a road with a speed limit of 55 mph, said a program coordinator for Ohio State University Extension's

MANHATTAN, Kan. - A main concern of swine producers is how they can minimize dystocia, or birthing difficulty, and increase the number of piglets born and weaned from a sow.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - One of Pennsylvania's most important labor forces is currently hard at work in the state's orchards and fields, helping to ensure the success of crops worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

LINCOLN, Neb. - There's no doubt about it: Odors from livestock operations can stink. But research shows odors are not uniformly distributed, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineers are developing tools that will help producers and communities better plan for them.

GREELEY, Colo. - The House Committee on Agriculture's Web site has launched a Web-based farm bill feedback form.

URBANA, Ill. - Strip-till and no-till tillage systems have lower fuel use and lower costs than typical-till and heavy-till systems.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 established the 15-member National Organic Standards Board appointed by the U.

State College, Pa. - Food safety and the lack of effective natural alternatives influenced the recommendations of the National Organic Standards Board at its April meeting in State College, Pa.