Monthly Archives: June 2006
Virus can cost $25 per cow, per year
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Bovine virus diarrhea is an old disease in the cattle industry that has taken on a new twist with the discovery of the persistently infected condition.
Study shows decline in soil erosion
WASHINGTON -
Ohio to see soybean rust this season; timing may impact crop success
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio growers are likely to see soybean rust this year, says an Ohio State University Extension and research plant pathologist.
Official: WTO deal to open markets only slightly not acceptable to U.S.
WASHINGTON - A top U.S. trade official has reiterated that any World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement that opens markets only slightly would not get U.
New home found for 14-foot cow
MINERVA, Ohio - The Minerva Cheese Factory's newest addition is a 14-foot Holstein. The fiberglass cow from Wisconsin is 19 1/2 feet long, 6 feet wide.
Five Penn State farms recognized
Farm implement named top invention
NEW YORK - Since October 2005, the History Channel and Invent Now Inc. have been searching for America's next great inventor.
Pa. bill enhances ag preservation program, saves smaller farms
SALEM, Ohio - Pennsylvania has the most far-reaching farmland preservation program in the United States, encompassing some 320,000 acres.
‘Haylage in a day’ means better quality silage, quicker turnaround
SALEM, Ohio - Cows and farmers and researchers agree: Ensiling forages gets a lot more efficient and effective the faster it's done.
Texel breeders know no boundaries
NASHPORT, Ohio - When advice travels thousands of miles to plop itself on your doorstep, you listen.