BST use leveling off in Wisconsin
With one-sixth of Wisconsin dairy farms using bovine somatotropinwell, the adoption level is well below what was expected in the debate that preceded its commercial release in 1994.
Cleveland Rocks Coin-op show has everything coin-op
The show will be Sept. 14-16 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, featuring all those machines that have ever been operated by putting money into a coinslot.
Detroit: Stove capital of the world
Advertising pamphlets in the culinary collection at the University of Michigan's William L. Clements Library document the products of the no fewer than five major companies that made stoves in Detroit at the turn of the century, and give a picture of the home kitchen a hundred years ago.
Do-it-yourself tooth bleaching kits may cause problems
They have the potential to cause an infection or nerve damage, say oral surgeons at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Mixing hog manure and sawdust into compost could be management option
A University of Illinois extension study found that mixing 50 gallons of slurry with a cubic yard of sawdust created a compost with about 50 percent moisture and no odor that was ready to apply as fertilizer in five months.
Ohio insect carrying new corn virus
Ohio State University and USDA researchers have learned that the black-faced leafhopper, which transmits the maize chlorotic dwarf virus, also transmits a corn virus discovered last year.
Ohio tourism Web site: Still lots to do in Ohio in September
The Web site includes a whole list of September activities, including fairs, festivals, and celebrations still available to be experienced.
Farming New Fields: Making the cut with horse hay
Owning not one acre of ground, Kevin Scott, president of the Delaware County Farm Bureau, fills a small, but significant niche using available ground to feed a growing population of horses.
Records shattered at 2001 Ohio State Fair sale of champions
Stark County's Laura Kline shows the grand champion market steer.
All-American Dairy Show approaching
The 38th All-American Dairy Show, Sept. 22-27 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, Pa., showcases some of the finest dairy genetics in the nation.
