Corn prices likely to remain volatile
URBANA, Ill. -
‘Fast tractors’ speed toward safety issues
COLUMBUS - Farmers who have purchased "fast tractors" probably feel like the driver of a Ferrari on a road with a speed limit of 55 mph, said a program coordinator for Ohio State University Extension's
Follow cautions: Misuse of oxytocin in sows can lead to more stillbirths
MANHATTAN, Kan. - A main concern of swine producers is how they can minimize dystocia, or birthing difficulty, and increase the number of piglets born and weaned from a sow.
Honey bees crucial for Pa. produce
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - One of Pennsylvania's most important labor forces is currently hard at work in the state's orchards and fields, helping to ensure the success of crops worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Odor ‘footprints’ may help the stink
LINCOLN, Neb. - There's no doubt about it: Odors from livestock operations can stink. But research shows odors are not uniformly distributed, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineers are developing tools that will help producers and communities better plan for them.
Tell the ag committee what you think
GREELEY, Colo. - The House Committee on Agriculture's Web site has launched a Web-based farm bill feedback form.
Expert offers pointers on rootworm
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Corn producers have a lot to consider when it comes to rootworm management, said Randy Higgins, field crop entomology specialist with
Japan adopts new limits in pork
WASHINGTON - The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will implement new maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in food, including pork and pork products May 29.
Local weather observer will be honored
PITTSBURGH - Edwin R. Copeland of Hanoverton, Ohio, (Station Millport 2 NW) will be honored posthumously with the National Weather Service Forecast Office's Edward H.
Sludge recycling sends soap into fields
BALTIMORE - Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health measured levels of an antibacterial hand soap ingredient, triclocarban, as it passed through a wastewater treatment facility.













