Corn diseases not helping drought
Growers should be identifying which fields are suffering from diseases and marking those fields for early harvest, advises one Ohio plant pathologist.
Eastern Ohio Grassland Conference
The conference, Oct. 10-11 in Guernsey County, will include tours and discussions on grazing.
Economist: A little bit of drought a good thing
Ag economist Carl Zulauf's words are sure to raise some eyebrows: Droughts don't always cause financial hardship for farmers.
Car rental company tests out new child safety seat installation feature
The new federal standard for child restraint installation, known as the LATCH system, is required in all newly manufactured vehicles since Sept. 1.
Dairy sheep symposium at Cornell in November
At least one animal scientist thinks there's big potential for a U.S. dairy-sheep industry.
USDA tackles confusion over updating crop yields
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman is trying to clear up some of the confusion about what information will be needed to establish updated farm yields.
Farm families can learn about alternative ventures at field day
Bob Evans and Joel Salatin will keynote the annual Country Living Field Day Sept. 28 in Carroll County, Ohio.
USDA targets $323 million for farmland and wetland conservation programs
Ohio will receive $1.4 million for farmland preservation and $4 in wetlands protection.
Home-grown shrimp on the farm horizon
Freshwater shrimp are being raised on select farms is the subject of a special Farm Science Review workshop Sept. 17 at the Small Farm Center on the Review grounds near London, Ohio.
Final score is yours to determine
This hasn't been a good year for farming, but there are still factors that you control that dictate your farm's profitability, reminds editor Susan Crowell in her commentary this week.
