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Monthly Archives: October 2007

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Foster Agblevor, associate professor of biological systems engineering, is leading the team of researchers in the

PITTSFIELD, Pa. - A field day was held by the Northwest Project Grass and the Warren County Conservation District at

COLUMBUS - Economic imbalances of two of the world's major players - the United States and China - could shake things up in the global market, but Congress' protectionist stance against China to right the economic problems of both countries is not the solution, said one economist.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - "What they teach in business school really works on the farm!" That's the realization Joel Stauring, an agricultural finance specialist with Dehm Associates of Geneseo, N.

SALEM, Ohio - Dave McClelland won't get the manure spreader he was hoping for, but he did make an important addition to his farm this summer.

ATVs. We love them, use them on our farms and occasionally do a little joy riding. But they're also the enemy, for in the hands of a trespasser, they often tear up crops and fields and woodlots.

Have you ever noticed how weeds come and go over the years? I recall the summer of the battle of Queen Anne's Lace.

(NOTE: Below is the second of a two columns on a now-collapsing, multimillion-dollar farmer-owned cooperative.

As the leaves start turning and the nights get colder, our usual crops of orchardgrass, ryegrass and alfalfa begin to winterize.

I received the following essay, which was attributed to comedian George Carlin, but it turns out he had nothing to do with the piece.