Monthly Archives: April 2009
Be on the lookout for soybean aphids
WOOSTER, Ohio — High soybean aphid populations are predicted for this growing season in Ohio, continuing the trend of low populations one year and...
Program estimates break-even prices
COLUMBUS — With more livestock feedstuffs than corn and soybean grains available to Ohio dairy producers, finding the bargains while managing a balanced diet...
Pa. milk board: We’re not expanding
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board decided April 1 it would not try to capture additional premiums on Pennsylvania milk sold in...
ACRE program enrollment opens April 27
WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced producers can elect and enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program beginning April 27. ACRE...
True confessions: I wish I had a bunny.
Though we have a cat and a hamster, I find myself bunniless this Easter, and I wish I had a pet rabbit, again. I'm...
Extension 4-H program honored by Ohio National Guard
COLUMBUS — Just two days shy of the fourth anniversary of “Operation: Military Kids,” the Ohio National Guard honored Ohio State University Extension’s 4-H...
You can get EMS training online
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, has launched an online...
Hazard A Guess: Week of April 9, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Don’t waste your money on bogus nontraditional fertilizer products
By ED LENTZ and ROBERT MULLEN
WOOSTER, Ohio — Many products are frequently marketed as the latest and greatest technology that will improve agronomic productivity...
Our values have consequences
Editor:
In his book titled The Great Awakening, Jim Wallis relates the importance of integrity and accountability in doing what’s right and proper in finding...
