USDA concerned about slow pace of signup for major farm bill programs
Sign up quickly for farm bill benefits to ensure program benefits are distributed in a timely and efficient manner.
Veterans’ project listens, remembers
Thanks to the Library of Congress American Folklife Center, the stories of U.S. veterans will live on for future generations to experience, long after the veterans themselves are gone.
Winter likely to be warmer and dry
An El Niño digging in its heels will influence U.S. winter weather; Ohio could be dry.
Tri-State conservation tillage conference to be held on Jan. 28
The 6th annual Tri-State Conservation Tillage conference will be held Jan. 28 at the Radisson Hotel in West Middlesex, Pa., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
U.S. EPA finalizes livestock waste rule
According to a recent EPA decision, all CAFOs, or large livestock operations, must apply for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit coverage.
Weather puts corn to ultimate test
A growing season filled with environmental stresses - from a wet spring, to a dry summer, to severe insect infestations - may have an advantage: It puts corn hybrids to the test.
Weekly commodity outlook: Prices could become more volatile
Corn and soybean prices could become more volatile beginning in March as the market refocuses on U.S. production prospects for 2003, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist.
CIDR insert adds to cow herd reproductive toolbox
A new controlled internal drug release insert, CIDR, is making all the difference in breeding Todd Bennett's Holsteins.
Producers find a market at school
Slippery Rock University hopes to offer students fresh vegetables by working with local farmers, and, meanwhile, help to sustain local agriculture.
Update on Chrissy Carroll’s cancer fight, horse plight
Readers may be interested to hear how Chrissy Carroll is doing in her continued fight against cancer and her efforts to keep her horse, Angel.
