Let’s make a deal: Pink tractor selling on eBay for breast cancer charity
DULUTH, Ga. - As Breast Cancer Awareness month comes to a close, AGCO Corporation, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, has partnered with NBC's hit show, Deal or No Deal, to raise money for the
One year at one site does not yield an accurate picture
MADISON, Wis. - Be extremely wary of test plots that are not replicated, or only have a "check" or "tester" hybrid every five to 10 hybrids, warns Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin agronomist.
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Transgenic corn: Get to the root of crop problems
WOOSTER, Ohio - The use of transgenic corn hybrids could increase significantly in Ohio next year, due to rising corn rootworm problems and lower product costs compared to traditional hybrid packages.
What should field trials really tell corn growers?
MADISON, Wis. - This is the time of year when growers are evaluating test plots and decisions begin to be made about hybrids for 2007.
Wet weather triggers corn ear mold
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio's corn crop, subjected to moist, cool conditions as it awaits harvest, is at risk from the development of ear mold - a disease that can reduce grain quality and cause the accumulation of toxins that are harmful to livestock.
Youth go through sale ring one last time in 2006
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio - The air was crisp and the bids were hot during the 2006 Loudonville Livestock Club Auction held in conjunction with the Loudonville Street Fair, Oct.
Fires claim property on Stark Co. farms
SALEM, Ohio - Three early morning fires Oct. 24 claimed a bank barn, an abandoned farm market and a refrigerated produce truck in Stark County, Ohio.
Simple economics: Beef producers look at heifer program
SALEM, Ohio - Dairy producers are doing it, making money and improving herds. So what's the beef industry waiting on? That's the mindset behind a new beef heifer development program in the works by the Ohio State University
Disability can’t keep this farmer down
CARLISE, Pa. - Tim Fuller's pedicure clients are pretty hefty. Averaging about 1,500 pounds, his girls can be a little touchy about getting their nails done.