Monthly Archives: May 2005
Farmers’ windfall is breath of fresh air
Standing atop the sweeping farm ridge 70 miles north of Berlin, the stiff wind off the Baltic Sea painted my cheeks apple red in minutes.
For The Graduate
Although I've noticed the graduation cap and gown hanging in my daughter's closet on those few occasions when I invade her private space, nothing brought her imminent graduation home so vividly as an awards night ceremony where her classmates were honored for their high school achievements.
Schools are ready for moms who flunk lunch
I am an unfit mother. Oh sure, other mothers might see the merit in hiding it better. But me, I work hard at it.
WVU studying new feed technology
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - At a time when many are working to shed excess weight, a team of West Virginia University researchers are looking to pack on the pounds - to cattle.
USDA crop projections reinforce need for new markets
WASHINGTON - By estimating corn supplies to exceed use by 2.5 billion bushels for the 2005-2006 marketing year, the
State funds Ohio ag innovations
COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University received an $11.6 million grant May 10 through Gov. Bob Taft's Third Frontier Project to establish the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center.
Software opens doors to animal feed cost savings
WOOSTER, Ohio -
Producers can earn Soybean Quality Rewards
COLUMBUS -
Online animal courses now available
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Livestock producers and their employees now can pay for, and access, several Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences programs online.
‘Grubby’ research promises manure benefits
STEPHENVILLE, Texas - Jeff Tomberlin's research could lend a whole new meaning to the phrase "grub for a living.