What to do if you can’t plant a cash crop
Farmers who can't plant corn or soybeans this year because of consistently wet fields shouldn’t leave those fields bare.
USDA will let farmers make hay earlier on cover crops
Farmers can hay, graze or cut cover crops for silage, haylage or baleage on prevented plant acres on or after Sept. 1 and still maintain eligibility for their full 2019 prevented planting indemnity.
Pork Quality Assurance Plus revisions took effect June 5
Revisions to the Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus) 4.0 were effective June 5. Find out what the PQA Plus enhancements include.
Roundup of gardening news for June 20, 2019
Catch up on local gardening news in Columbiana and Tuscarawas counties in Ohio.
Make the most of your crops at Penn State clinic
Penn State Extension will offer its annual agronomic field diagnostic clinic July 16-17, at the Agronomy Research Farm in Rock Springs, Pennsylvania.
Roundup of 4-H news for June 20, 2019
Catch up on local 4-H news from Western Reserve Rangers 4-H Club and Next Generation 4-H Club.
Ohio Sheep and Hay Day July 13 in Jackson
The 2019 Ohio Sheep and Hay Day will take place July 13, at the Jackson Agriculture Research Station, in Jackson, Ohio
Northeastern deer more likely to get CWD
Penn State researchers have identified a panel of genetic markers that reliably predict which deer are more susceptible to chronic wasting disease.
Insect-deterring sorghum compounds may be eco-friendly pesticide
Compounds produced by sorghum plants to defend against insects could be used as a targeted, nontoxic insect deterrent.
Roundup of FFA news for June 20, 2019
The Black River FFA Chapter held its annual Parent/Member Banquet May 18 with more than 250 guests in attendance.
