Monthly Archives: September 2004
Corn drydown signals when to harvest
COLUMBUS - Many agronomists recommend to begin harvesting corn for dry grain storage at about 24 to 25 percent grain moisture.
Agricultural input prices climbing
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - In what's become par for the course, agricultural input costs are up for the 2005 growing season.
Organic farmer takes on 800 acres
WEST SALEM, Ohio - Dean McIlvaine's grain farm sprawls across 830 acres by the ocean.
At least that's the way he likes to think of the four-lane interstate that borders his property in Wayne County, Ohio.
Danny’s smile
Danny Armstrong's smile masks the past year, the surgeries, the grueling repetition, the disappearance of many months and the struggle to prove ... a country boy can survive.
Plasticulture opens doors on the farm
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - The idea of Pennsylvania-grown bananas may sound like a joke, but it's a definite possibility if farmers use a simple approach evaluated by Penn State scientists.
Materials go full circle with plastofuels
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - Plasticulture's uses don't stop in the high tunnel at Penn State University.
Researchers here are looking at ways to complete plastic's lifecycle and are experimenting with plastic-fueled power.
A friend battles next hurricane
The swirling hurricane season keeps pounding away, and everyone I've talked to in recent days is concerned about friends and family living in the southeast.
Farm and Food File: Your vote doesn’t count at the WTO
The most important election in farm country this fall won't be in presidential swing states like Iowa and Wisconsin nor will it involve mad cows, angry Brazilians or even promise-spewing, glad-handing politicians.
Hearth to Heart: Fall Mornings
Cool night air, lingering now at dawn, drifts through the open windows of the house. We want to huddle under covers and stay in our warm beds, but not today - a school day.
Life Out Loud: Replaced, rejected, retired
The most dedicated servant is always the last to see the layoff coming.
One minute, you think you have the utmost in job security.
