Monthly Archives: August 2009
Korea lifts restrictions on U.S. hogs, pork
WASHINGTON -- The National Pork Producers Council hailed the Republic of Korea's decision to inspect only a sample of U.S. pork exports rather than...
It’s been an unusually quiet year for soybean aphids, but don’t stop scouting
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Entomologists across the Midwest expected to see soybean aphid outbreaks this year, but aphids have been slow in coming out,...
Pa. team wins envirothon competition
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger congratulated members of Delaware County's Penncrest High School Envirothon Team for taking first place...
Center for Food and Animal Issues backed by Farm Credit Services
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's newly created Center for Food and Animal Issues received a significant boost thanks to a $100,000 donation...
OSU professor awarded M.S. Swaminathan Award
NEW DELHI, India -- Ohio State University professor Rattan Lal received the prestigious international M.S. Swaminathan Award from the Trust for the Advancement of...
What was your best buy at an auction?
Are you just dying to share a great deal you got at an auction? Do you have a great story to go with that...
Lost Ladybug Project is a chance for citizen science
For the last 10 years, many of us have been plagued by ladybugs invading our homes each fall. That's why it may be hard...
Duplex sells for $92,400 at auction
- Auctioneer Randy Compton of Russ Kiko Associates Inc. Auctioneers, Canton, Ohio, held a real estate auction July 30 in Canal Fulton, Ohio. The...
Fall is a critical time period for cool season perennial forages
Fall is one of the most crucial time periods for our cool season pastures. The most important activity a livestock producer should be doing...
Uncle Honey was all thumbs
A morning thunderstorm ripped through my rural farmette recently and in its wake I found a front yard peppered with green walnuts, a sky...
