Oil prices, weak dollar driving up food and commodity prices
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Commodity prices — and resulting food prices — are rising sharply, driven by a combination of factors that include high oil prices spurring biofuels growth, a weak dollar and world production and consumption trends, according to an analysis by Purdue University agricultural economists.
Weigh risks before applying fungicides
In addition to their unpredictability, fungicides could have other adverse effects.
Biologists give Darby good report card
Ohio Department of Natural Resources biologists report finding a variety of mussels in the Big Darby Creek.
Greene Co. tree farm hosting tour
Arlyn and Marial Perkey, 2017 Pennsylvania Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year, will host a public field day at their Greene County tree farm on May 12.
Counterattack on The Passion of the Christ
One reader wants to know why Christianity is under attack.
Ohio, Pa., and W.Va. watersheds in ’06 CSP
Organic wool offers unique marketing opportunities
Although it requires certification, organic wool represents an opportunity for premiums.
Crickets, katydids ‘singing in the suburbs’
Penn State researchers use the songs that crickets and katydids sing at night to attract mates to help in monitoring and mapping their populations.
Expert offers rumensin guidelines
URBANA, Ill. - Proper use of the additive for dairy cows, monensin (commercially known as rumensin), should increase feed efficiency, improve protein status, and reduce bloat risk, said dairy specialist Mike Hutjens.
Still heroes
WASHINGTON D.C. - When Flight 9096 landed in Washington D.C. Sept. 8, the pages of the calendar flipped back a few decades.
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