Monthly Archives: September 2011
Purdue agronomist: Soybean farmers should be on lookout for green stem syndrome
As Midwestern soybeans near maturity, a Purdue Extension agronomist says farmers should watch for green stem syndrome, a condition that can trick them into delaying harvest, possibly lowering yields.
Fuel your car with the morning news: Experts convert paper to gasoline
NEW ORLEANS -- Tulane University scientists have discovered a novel bacterial strain, dubbed TU-103, that can use paper to produce butanol, a biofuel that can serve as a substitute for gasoline.
MWCD to host boating education classes this fall
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio -- Ohio residents who are 29 or younger and planning to operate boats with motors of greater than 10 horsepower...
Cattlemen plan fall bus tour in southeast Ohio
CARROLLTON, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension and County Cattlemen's Associations in Jefferson, Harrison, and Carroll counties have teamed up to offer a day-long...
Cornell’s new raspberry variety extends harvest
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell's new raspberry variety, Crimson Giant, was developed specifically for the New York climate and can extend the harvest window for fresh, local raspberries to the beginning of November.
At Farm Science Review, Ohio farms honored for conservation work; officials say more is...
Recognizing Ohio's top conservation farm families seemed particularly significant during this year's awards ceremony at the Farm Science Review Sept. 22. That's because more than one official who spoke warned of impending environmental regulations if the farming community doesn't step up to the plate voluntarily.
Grant helps get N.Y. produce to wholesale clubs
NEW YORK -- A two-year effort by marketers and growers from the Upstate Growers and Packers Cooperative is finally bearing fruit.
What’s to blame for horse’s cribbing tendency?
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A recently published analysis of nearly 20 years of research on cribbing will provide horse owners with valuable information about...
Clarion County woman wins Pa.’s Obie Award
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Janet Harding Ruslavage of Clarion, Pa., received the 2011 Obie Award, the top honor of the All-American Dairy Show.
Ohio’s Wuebker Farms named 2011 Environmental Steward
VERSAILLES, Ohio -- The Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, has selected an Ohio pork production operation to be honored as one of the 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards.
