Penn State app lets dairymen pencil out options
Today’s increased investment cost for replacement animals has producers examining heifer inventories and replacement needs.
Feed from genetically modified crops has no adverse effects
Since their introduction in 1996, genetically engineered, often called genetically modified, feed crops have become an increasing component of livestock diets.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of October 2, 2014
Buckeye Central FFA members participated in the Crawford County Soil Judging Contest Sept. 23.
Beware elevated risk for silo gas
A recent death and serious injury resulting from gases inside a Lancaster County, Pa., silo are grim reminders to those working and living on farms that gases produced during the fermentation process can be deadly.
Pennsylvania auctions nutrient credits
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), along with financial information services company Markit, have...
Calling all hunters: Brag about your bag
It's that time of year again: hunting season!
Preserving Kister Mill
In two years, the historic Kister Mill in southwest Wayne County will turn 200.
Ohio’s water quality issue mostly voluntary, for now
LONDON, Ohio — So far, most of the conservation practices in the Lake Erie watersheds and across Ohio are done on a voluntary basis,...
Gypsum: the mineral that could help balance others
A byproduct of coal-fired power plants could make an exceptional soil amendment and help reduce nutrient loss.
USDA: Corn stocks up 50%; soybeans, down 35%
There’s plenty of old corn out there, as the new corn is coming off the fields this harvest season.
