Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 8/29
This week’s top stories include a limestone mine collapse that’s affecting an Enon Valley farm, the retirement of Dr. Karen Martin, one the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Northwest region’s veterinarians, how to clean up your garden for fall, planting bulbs this fall and more.
How to tell the difference between types of corn
Here’s your guide to the six main types of corn.
Beans, beans, homegrown proteins
Beans can provide homegrown protein for individuals who want to grow their own food.
Beginning farmers guide offers training
AMES, Iowa — A Resource Guide for Beginning Farmers (LF 0006), compiles dozens of existing training resources on everything from soil and composting to...
Cleveland landfill turning green with effort
The Land Conservancy secured a Clean Ohio Conservation Fund grant to acquire the former Henninger Landfill and adjacent properties along Big Creek.
Watch your herd’s fuel (feed) economy
Milk prices are lower than they were a year ago, so marginal income over feed costs are going to be lower this year compared to last year. We really need to be managing input costs and feed efficiency on dairy farms.
Veterinarian looks back at ‘problem-solving’ career
"We're problem solvers," Karen Martin said. "We take on the problem, and we solve it, for the people."
Ground roof falls, leaving Musser family wondering if they’ll lose farm
The Musser family is losing ground on their farm after subsidence struck earlier this summer. Since then, acreage has dwindled and it has meant changes in the dairy operation to keep it going.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Aug. 27, 2015
A roundup of FFA news.
Central State moves forward with land-grant plans
Central State moves forward with funding to begin implementing academic programs and extension work to meet the missions of their new land-grant status.
