Penn State webinar to focus on ways Marcellus drilling affects wildlife
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the Marcellus natural gas boom has reverberated around Pennsylvania, residents and scientists alike have expressed concern about the impact extensive drilling and associated infrastructure development is having on wildlife habitat.
‘An inordinate fondness for beetles’
Over time, quotations can acquire legendary status. So it is with some words attributed to British evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane (1892-1964).
It's said...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of August 18, 2011:
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio -- The Western Reserve Rangers 4-H Club met Aug. 11. The Rangers will have a fair booth at the Canfield Fair...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of August 18, 2011:
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — On Aug. 6, members of the Warren FFA Chapter attended the Ritchie County Fair to watch or participate in the Livestock...
Public invited to OEFFA farm tour of farm cheesehouse
DEFIANCE, Ohio — The next stop on the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association’s 2011 farm tour series will be at Canal Junction Farmstead...
Kentucky Proud program pairs recipes with local products
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and Kentucky Department of Agriculture will give consumers recipes containing local products with the Plate It Up, Kentucky Proud program.
Texas forage expert: Sell out herds now
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With little to no grazing and hay, should livestock producers continue to try to buy feed, move cattle to another state or just sell out?
USDA opens CRP land in drought area
WASHINGTON— U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Aug. 8 that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) policies to...
OSU to host beef and forage night at Jackson Agricultural Research Station
JACKSON, Ohio -- Beef producers are dealing with the rising costs of feed and inputs for making hay, not to mention the impact of this year's weather on forage quality and seeding.
U.S. EPA bans sale, use of DuPont’s Imprelis herbicide
SALEM, Ohio -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered DuPont to halt the sale, use or distribution of Imprelis, an herbicide marketed to control weeds, vines and certain grasses.
