For healthy horses, avoid cranking the barn’s heat
STILLWATER, Okla. - Horse owners who use heated barns to keep water from freezing and protect horses from cold temperatures during late fall and winter should remember supplemental heat can cause problems if used incorrectly.
Grain prices up, hog prices way down
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The November winter wheat price for Ohio was $6.58 per bushel, down 83 cents from October but $2.
Inconvenient truth: U.S. gas emissions are down
WASHINGTON - Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 7,075.6 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent in 2006, a decrease of 1.
‘Mad cow’ found in Canadian herd
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a 13-year-old beef cow from Alberta.
New tool breeds kinder, gentler cows
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The American Angus Association recently released a new research docility genetic evaluation.
Rate caps on electricity done Dec. 31
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Rate caps that have kept the price of electricity relatively low are set to expire, and an energy expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences urges customers, such as farmers who use a lot of electricity, to be prepared to deal with higher costs.
Rehabilitating pond scum may be boon for U.S. energy
AUBURN, Ala. - A term typically reserved for society's worst miscreants may soon undergo a radical transformation.
Standardbred mares being bred drops in Ohio
COLUMBUS - Fewer standardbred mares than ever were bred in Ohio this year, a sure sign of declining horse breeding operations in the once-mighty harness racing center of the country.
Studies show higher E. coli counts in manure of cows fed distiller’s grains
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Scientists at Kansas State University who are studying the effect of feeding distiller's grains to beef cattle said more research is needed before cattle feeders and the public should reach definitive conclusions.
