Modified crops can reveal the hidden cost of resistance
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Genetically modified squash plants that are resistant to a debilitating viral disease become more vulnerable to a fatal bacterial infection,...
Crop producers should look to soil tests
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Crop producers may have shied away from making phosphorus or potassium applications last year due to high fertilizer prices, but don't...
Farmers say cost of health insurance is top business concern
COLUMBUS -- Both large and small farmers say that the cost of health insurance is their top business concern, according to a new report...
H1N1 flu virus in pigs — is it a big deal or not?
It's the threat of recombination of the flu virus in commercial pig populations that concerns scientists.
Operation Evergreen in full swing
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio Christmas tree growers are donating real Christmas trees as part of Operation Evergreen sponsored by the Ohio Christmas Tree Association...
One more day to enter the Farm and Dairy photo contest
Attention shutterbugs! Have you ever wanted to shoot a cover photo? Well, Farm and Dairy is offering you that chance. We are conducting a...
Web site shows how wheat works
PARKER, Colo. -- The Wheat Foods Council is launching How Wheat Works, an interactive, online multimedia program that delivers a farm-to-fork education on wheat,...
For farmers, driving a semitruck is harder than just grinding gears
Commercial driver’s license laws in Ohio include exemptions for farmers.
New Web site helps producers prevent the biggest cause of calf deaths
ROSELAND, N.J. -- Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has launched its new Guardian vaccine Web site, www.guardianvaccine.com, which provides the latest information to help producers and...
Let’s get out of this hole
Editor:When you find yourself in a hole the first thing to do is stop digging. The hole here is caused by a faulty applied...
