Yearly Archives: 2010
Alfalfa growers want piece of ethanol pie
JOHNSTON, Iowa -- Seeking to demonstrate alfalfa's potential for cellulosic ethanol production, particularly in rotations with corn, the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance and...
Cattlemen had to weather last winter with lots of snow and heavier calves
WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. -- Remember last winter? The extreme cold and snowy winter?We'd like to forget it, but cattlemen, in particular, hope they don't...
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans items sold; Trigger goes for $266,500
NEW YORK -- Christie's auction house recently held a sale of items from the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum collection.The Roy Rogers and...
Profit: It is possible in dairy farming
Professional Dairy Managers Of Pennsylvania offers program on how to make money at dairy farming.
Manure Science Review to discuss management and tile construction
CONTINENTAL, Ohio — Ohio State University’s 2010 Manure Science Review, featuring 10 educational sessions on handling, managing and utilizing manure, takes place from 10...
Muck Crops Field Day set for July 29
CELERYVILLE, Ohio — Vegetable farming is big business in north-central Ohio, and Ohio State University experts will offer growers the latest information on pest...
Students design early labor detection device to prevent premature births
BALTIMORE -- The birth of a baby is usually a joyous event, but when a child is born too early, worrisome complications can occur,...
Kids caring about conservation
As a kid, I can remember spending the majority of my free time outdoors. Like many kids, I participated in my fair share of...
New game, new rules in meat markets
Watching Big Pork and Big Beef respond to proposed USDA rules to “clarify conduct that violates the P&S Act” is like watching Wall...
A conversation with ornithologist and author
I met Bridget Stutchbury in the early 1980s at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station. I was teaching ornithology, and she was a...
