Continuous corn faces higher nitrogen stress than crop in rotation, study finds
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Corn grown in rotation with soybeans requires less nitrogen fertilizer than continuous corn, while producing higher average yields per acre,...
New Bt corn requirements used to improve refuge compliance
ST. LOUIS -- As planting for the 2012 season approaches, the National Corn Growers Association notes that newly revamped on-farm refuge assessments are part...
Need caffeine? There’s an app for that
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Caffeinated drinks such as coffee and soda are the pick-me-ups of choice for many people, but too much caffeine can...
Two OSU workshops to look at what’s new in manure management
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Manure technology workshops are set for March 19 in western Ohio near Grand Lake St. Marys and for March 20 in...
New oxen debut at Hale Farm and Village Maple Sugar Festival
BATH, Ohio -- A team of 4-year-old milking shorthorn oxen moved from Maine to Hale Farm & Village in January. The oxen will make...
Farm Science Review seeking stories for 50-year celebration
COLUMBUS -- As the Farm Science Review looks forward to its 50th farm show Sept. 18-20, show organizers want to get in contact with...
United Soybean Board awards Battelle and Biobent Polymers
COLUMBUS -- The United Soybean Board has awarded Battelle funding specifically targeted to assist Biobent Polymers, the Marysville, Ohio-based bioplastics company, in the commercialization...
Lack of farming experience makes HSUS unqualified
Editor:After reading last week's Farm and Dairy article about HSUS and Paul Shapiro, my curiosity got the best of me and I spent a...
Extension and 4-H are vital components of community
Editor:Two years ago I moved onto a 65-acre Harrison County farm property. Since I am a forester, and not a farmer, I have depended...
Reader: Where does Farm Bureau’s power come from?
Editor:I have been a 34-year member of the Stark County Farm Bureau. I did not renew my membership for 2012 as I find I...
