Monthly Archives: March 2004
Ponies are powerful medicine
Personal Ponies provides miniature Shetland ponies to families of disabled or traumatized children,
Penn State sophomore is national FFA president
Javier Moreno is the first Penn State student and the first Puerto Rican to be named president of FFA.
Ohio barn conference April 2-3 in Greene Co.
Participants will tour 10 barns and hear local farm and barn history.
Might be more to cause of dead cows than meets the eye
Reader questions other possible causes of cattle death.
Maryland is fifth state to test positive for bird flu
A Maryland farm with a flock of six-week old broilers tested positive for the bird flu March 6.
Manure application : Spreading on frozen ground is risky
The USDA revised it's manure application standards this past year. One change deals with application of manure to frozen or snow-covered soil.
It’s time to change milk bonding laws
Parmalat's problems clearly illustrates the need to update laws in Pennsylvania.
Ethanol project featured at beef school
Beef and dairy cattle producers can learn benefits from the potential new market.
Counterattack on The Passion of the Christ
One reader wants to know why Christianity is under attack.
Take time out for timber, too
Landowners not managing their woodlots are giving up money, one specialist says.
