Midwestern farm women conference set in Shipshewana
SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. -- The annual Midwest Women in Agriculture conference will be Feb. 29 to March 1 at the Shipshewana Town Center, 760 S. Van Buren St., Shipshewana, Ind.
Registration is now open for the 2012 Small Farms Summit
WARSAW, N.Y. -- The Cornell Small Farms Program is hosting its statewide Small Farms Summit from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 29.
Plans set for 2012 Ohio Spring Dairy Expo
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Purebred Dairy Cattle Association has completed plans for the annual 2012 Ohio Spring Dairy Expo. It is scheduled for March 29-31 at the Ohio Exposition Center in Columbus.
Stronger corn? Take it off steroids, make it all female, researcher says
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University researcher has taken corn off steroids and found that the results might lead to improvements in that and other crops.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 2, 2012:
DAMASCUS, Ohio --The Circle 62 4-H Club elected officers at their meeting Jan. 14. The president is Joey Hollback; vice president is James Kataro;...
Mending the mines: Striking a balance, making a difference
With more funding to work with, Ohio officials expect big year for mine reclamation.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 2, 2012:
CONGRESS, Ohio -- The Northwestern FFA chapter had a successful citrus fruit sale last fall, and spring's sausage sale is looking good. The whole...
Labor department backpedals on child labor regs governing farming
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced Feb. 1 it will "re-propose" the portion of its regulation on child...
Pesticide-resistant weeds threaten Pa.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The challenge of weeds that have become resistant to glyphosate -- the active ingredient in Round-Up herbicide -- has become an evolving national threat, with new challenges emerging and spreading annually.
Crops conferences set in western Pa.
(Editor's note: This article was updated Feb. 6 to note a corrected phone number.)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Extension's Crops Management Team is...
