Yearly Archives: 2007
Vegetable rainbow should increase consumption
WASHINGTON - No matter how you slice it, Americans aren't eating their veggies. According to a recently published USDA study, less than half of 8,000 people surveyed in 1999 and 2000 got their recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
Report details use of distillers grains
URBANA, Ill. - A report providing guidelines for feeding distillers dried grains with solubles to swine is now available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.
Phosphorus demanded by forage crops
NORCROSS, Ga. - Forage crops have a big demand for phosphorus. This ranges from almost 10 pounds of P2O5 per ton of grass to 15 pounds per ton of alfalfa.
No-till farmers: Consider strip tilling
COLUMBUS - No-till farmers looking to plant corn after corn this growing season have the option of practicing strip tillage to maintain soil conservation benefits while reducing production issues associated with no-till monoculture crop systems.
Iron chefs sharpen skills
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - Schoenbrunn Village will host the Iron Chef-Northeast Region competition May 5 from 10 a.
Have an adjustable rate mortgage? Here’s some help
WASHINGTON - With problems in the mortgage lending sector dominating the news, homeowners who have an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) may be wondering what, if anything, they should do.
Free organic kits offered to youth sports programs
CLEVELAND - The supplier of the new line of Nature's Touch natural organic and organic-based lawn and garden products is offering free lawn care kits to the first 250 qualifying public youth baseball, softball and soccer programs to sign up for the company's Green Responsibly promotion.
Does Anyone Know?
Don't miss Farm and Dairy's newest interactive reader column, Does Anyone Know. It's readers sharing information with readers, kind of like a conversation between friends.
Daffodil Dairy Sale averages $1,622
CARROLLTON, Ohio - The 33rd annual Daffodil Dairy Sale was March 27 at the Carroll County Fairgrounds in Carrollton, Ohio.
Can you salvage frost-damaged plants?
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Garden plants and some trees throughout Ohio may have suffered freeze damage from the recent cold snap, but steps can be taken to help plants bounce back to their lush and vibrant green selves.
