Monthly Archives: June 2012
Can you grow food in a parking lot?
oe Kovach, an Ohio State University scientist who is studying the best ways to grow food in old asphalt parking lots, will hold free public tours at his test plots in Wooster at 4 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month through August.
Early wheat harvest could mean more opportunity for double-cropping
Farmers are harvesting wheat two-three weeks ahead of usual. But the ground is so dry that double-crop efforts could still be delayed.
Belmont County: Three brothers suing Oxford Oil Company
The Feichters’ lease had called for a 160-acre pooling unit when they signed it in 2006.
Shorthorn make the grade — and yield — in recent on-farm trial
OMAHA, Neb. -- Shorthorn genetics defied the odds on the grid recently; two purebred heifers graded USDA Prime, Yield Grade 1. Two others on...
Early arrival of twospotted spider mites could damage Ohio soybean crops
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The early and prolonged period of dry, hot days Ohio has experienced so far this spring is causing an early appearance...
Pennsylvania farmers urged to report crop damage promptly
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania farmers are reminded to report crop damage to their crop insurance agent and local Farm Service Agency office within 72...
Farmers urged to watch for armyworm in fields and grass
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania farmers and homeowners should remain aware of possible armyworm infestations that could continue to appear within the next week...
NCGA urges EPA panel to use sound science for atrazine decision
WASHINGTON -- During an Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Advisory Panel hearing on atrazine, the National Corn Growers Association urged the use of sound science...
Dr. Smith’s ‘Two Dollar Steak’ completed at Stone Gate Farm
Couldn't every farmer use 18 50-foot-long fiberglass dome roof panels? Well, yes, except Dave Smith had to erect 10-foot concrete walls to support the 18-ton roof.
Dr. Smith’s ‘Two Dollar Steak’ completed at Stone Gate Farm
Dr. David Smith, DVM, bought a structure that he had seen in Farm and Dairy's classifieds section.
