Monthly Archives: May 2010
Confessions of an ‘early’ rummage junkie
If I’d had any sense I would have started writing for this paper years ago. I could really have used the free subscription....
Fast planting weather, slow grain market
A month ago, the market was talking about wet weather that would potentially slow the start of planting. Traders built a little delayed-planting premium into prices. Then, the weather changed dramatically, and so did the markets.
Pioneer’s ‘refuge in a bag’ product gets EPA OK
WILMINGTON, Del. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted commercial registration of Optimum AcreMax 1 insect protection for Pioneer brand corn hybrids. This...
Going green is a smart financial strategy
ATHENS, Ga. -- Going green can do more than preserve the environment, says a University of Georgia financial expert. It can save you a...
Extension, 4-H could be last for some Ohio counties
WOOSTER, Ohio -- He had said it would be the end, and from the way it looks, it might just be.
Mike Hogan, director of...
New Wilmington Livestock Auction paperwork not meeting USDA rules
Scales at New Wilmington Livestock Auction have been tested since 2006 by Pa. Department of Agriculture.
Lessons from down under
>I had an opportunity to travel with the Ohio State University Extension sheep team to Australia March 24 –April 9. Our group of 17...
Construction storm water permit requirements for agricultural projects
What is a Construction Storm Water Permit? I know the answer to this one because for the last five years it has been...
Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board sets public sessions dates
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — During its first, organizational meeting held April 27, the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board set the dates and locations for their...
Egg-production practices meet demand and maintain hen well- being
Study finds costs will increase egg prices if conventional cage production is changed.
