2 reasons to rotate crops: Yield and environment
Scientists have evidence that rotating crops increases yield and lowers greenhouse gas emissions compared to continuous corn or soybean.
6 factors that drive dairy profitability
Eleven years of herd data from 489 year-end financial and production record summaries identified six key drivers of profitability on dairies.
Ohio Cattlemen’s Replacement Female Sale set for Nov. 23
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association will hold its 6th annual Replacement Female Sale Nov. 23, at 6 p.m., at the Muskingum Livestock facility in Zanesville.
Purdue greenhouse conveyor creates uniform research
The Purdue University greenhouse will allow researchers to determine the best seeds to create the highest yields while being drought- and climate-resistant.
Cumulative phosphorus load triggers algal bloom
Water quality in the western portion of Lake Erie has been declining for two decades.
Letter: Fats, like that in whole milk, are good for you
Letter writer says the dietary guidelines are incorrect, and that food with some fat in it is good for you, citing author Nina Teicholz.
Despite slow start, forage crop rapidly maturing
A cold start to spring had some farmers worried about the hay crop, but warm weather in May has the crop maturing fast.
Pa. farmers can win $10,000 for conservation efforts
Pennsylvania will become the 14th state to present the Leopold Conservation Award in partnership with the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and Heinz Endowments.
Dairymen need emergency $20/hundredweight price floor
Pa. dairyman says dairy farmers need an emergency $20 per hundredweight floor price under all milk used to manufacture dairy products, and a long-term remedy for the industry's survival.
Dairy farming is a way of life for Ohio FFA winner
At Open Road Farm, dairy farming is an FFA project and a full-time job.
