Monthly Archives: June 2009
Take free trade — please
When the international trade portion of your resume is as thin as Ron Kirk's -- you do remember that Kirk, the former mayor of...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 4, 2009
CARROLLTON, Ohio -- The Kangaroo Krew 4-H club met May 15 with 12 members in attendance.
Members discussed the homecoming parade, the fair booth...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 4, 2009
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — Hillsdale FFA chapter held its annual “drive your tractor to school day” May 22 (pictured above). There were a total of...
Dairy Makes Cents
Today's economic crunch sometimes pits saving money against eating healthy. For me, this dilemma is often compounded by another factor: spending a little more...
Farm employees may need more than pay
Many employers would be shocked to learn that good wages and job security are not necessarily the ultimate motivators for employees.
Would you sit on a soybean?
Many Ford vehicles on the road today, including the Mustang, F-150, Focus and Lincoln MKS, use foam seating components made out of soybeans.
Wind energy makes environmental and economic sense for two producers
AMES, Iowa — In today’s tough economic times, farmers want to make every dollar count. Using a renewable resource such as wind energy can...
Unraveling mysteries of plant cellulose
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Jeffrey Catchmark sees the quest to unlock the mysteries of lignocellulose synthesis and assembly as one of the most important...
Triple-crop sugar corn yields sugar, grain and biomass with less nitrogen
URBANA, Ill — By crossing maize plants adapted to the tropics with lines used as parents of popular Midwestern corn hybrids, researchers at the...
Precision feeding of livestock shows promise for water quality
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- It may sound overly simplistic, but when it comes to feeding livestock, what goes into an animal greatly influences what...
