Monthly Archives: June 2011
DeLaval installs automated rotary milking parlor on Swedish farm
TUMBA, Sweden -- Rotary parlors aren't new, but a fully automatic milking rotary system is. DeLaval introduced the DeLaval AMR in Hannover, Germany, last November, and is spotlighting its first on-farm installation in southern Sweden, in place since last April.
Buyers travel from all over for auction
CARROLLTON, Ohio -- Garner Auctioneers, LLC conducted an auction May 27-28 for part one of the Robert W. Lozier estate of Carrollton, Ohio. Lozier...
Ohio FSA extends prevented planting reporting deadlines
COLUMBUS -- Due to Ohio's weather creating delays in planting, the Ohio Farm Service Agency is extending the date to report prevented planting to...
Purdue students’ record-breaking machine tells the story of civilization
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University students shattered the Guinness world record for the largest Rube Goldberg machine ever with a 244-step juggernaut that...
Are you prepared to live to age 90?
(ARA) -- While living to the age of 90 was once a rare feat, it is becoming increasingly common. You may be surprised to...
International Silo Assoc. recommends action now to preserve your tower silo
LUXEMBURG, Wis. — A drive around the countryside this time of the year will enable one to see farmers out working in their fields....
OSU research turns algae into renewable energy
Yebo Li, a biosystems engineer with the university's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), is working with West Virginia-based Touchstone Research Laboratory in the development of innovative technology for efficiently and profitably growing algae in open ponds for production of fuels and other high-value, bio-based products.
W.Va. HOF honors five for their forestry, agricultural contributions
Roger L. Sherman, Vernon A. Tacy, Harlan P. Carter III and Jeanne Sheets Carter will be inducted into the West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame during a July 9 ceremony.
Syngenta to build biotech lab in North Carolina
Syngenta is planning to construct a new state-of-the-art biotechnology research facility adjacent to its existing research campus in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
The $71 million investment, which is scheduled to begin this summer, will focus on discovering and developing new agronomic traits.
Study finds storms get stronger after leaving cities
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Urban areas modify thunderstorms that can eventually get stronger and more violent as they leave the cities and move to...
