A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 27, 2011:
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. -- Members of the Marshall and Ohio County 4-H and FFA Dairy Club met Oct. 15 at Young's Cafeteria in Glen Dale...
He gets the cash crops with paid labor
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - After 30 years of farming vegetables and fruits, Jim Crawford has developed a system of labor that works well for his 95-acre, certified organic vegetable farm.
Veal industry switching to group housing; one-third already adopted
MESHOPPEN, Pa. -- Veal farmers are ahead of schedule as they work to meet the American Veal Association commitment to transition all veal farms...
Land trusts can do more harm than good
STANFORD, Calif. - Land trusts that focus on biodiversity conservation should consider the impact of real estate market forces when acquiring land, according to a new study to be published in the March 13 online edition of the
Record beef supplies suppress prices
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Meat supplies will remain large for the remainder of the year, and may push finished steer prices down by $5 per hundredweight.
Youth receive dairy recognition
PLAIN CITY, Ohio - The annual banquet for the Buckeye Dairy Club and Ohio State University Department of Animal Sciences was held May 13 at Der Dutchman in Plain City, Ohio.
Restored inn opens for harvest season with weekend tours
Harvest candlelight tours begin at Compass Inn Museum Nov. 2 and continue on weekends through Nov. 24 with hours from 2-5 p.m.
Experts advise bug vigilance for farms
WOOSTER, Ohio - Soybean growers are being encouraged to scout their fields amid scattered reports of high numbers of leaf defoliators making a meal of the crop.
Center puts ag innovation into action
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Agriculture is claiming a stronger toehold in the Third Frontier. Ohio's ag industry gained a little more recognition in the high tech world June 29 as Ohio Gov.
Genetic EPDs now Angus-specific
DULUTH, Ga. -- Angus Genetics Inc. and Merial are jointly providing American Angus Association breeders with genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (EPDs) powered by IGENITY....