Planting corn is a game of inches
With planting season just around the corner, a few hours in the machine shed can save the disappointment of lost yields at harvest.
Bullying and teasing rate as children’s biggest problems
Children aged 8 to 15 listed bullying and teasing as a higher concern than the pressure to have sex, AIDS, racism, or to try alcohol or drugs.
Pork producers may post 2001 profits
Kansas State University James Mintert expects cash hog prices in the benchmark Iowa-southern Minnesota market this year to average in the low $40s per hundredweight.
Farmer shares dairy mission statement
James Comp of Dorset explains the guidelines under which he operates his dairy farm.
Scout early: Cut wheat weeds down to size
Failure to scout fields and take the appropriate action can result in yield losses and harvesting problems.
First 72 hours critical for calves
It is easy in all the excitement and rush of calving season to overlook some basic management procedures that affect the calf for the rest of his life.
Soybean seed better in 2001
Seed quality for this year's soybean crop is considerably better than last. Supplies are going to be tight.
Improving teenage financial literacy
A coalition of more than 100 governmental, educational and business organizations working together to improve financial literacy among young people has published "Improving Financial Literacy: What Schools and Parents Can and Cannot Do."
Studying baseball’s offensive surge
Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln historians report on factors contributing to "Baseball's Great Hitting Barrage of the 1990s."
Improving your pawpaw patch
Neal Peterson, founder of the Pawpaw Foundation and grower of the largest developed variety pawpaw orchard in the United States will speak at a horticulture workshop April 28 in Albany, Ohio.
