Monthly Archives: December 2011
Rabies is not something of the past — it remains a problem in Pa.
GROVE CITY, Pa. — A vaccinated dog may be your best insurance against rabies on your farm.Dr. Karen Martin, a veterinarian with the Pennsylvania...
Case tractor high-seller at Mechanicsburg auction
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. -- Auctioneers Nick Cummings and Kevin Wendt of Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co., held a farm equipment auction Dec. 9 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
Dr. Christopher Raines, 1982-2011
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Dr. Christopher Ryan Raines, 29, of Centre Hall, Pa., an assistant professor of meat science and technology in the Department...
On tragedy: There is a reason why, we just need to figure it out...
Why do bad things happen to good people? And what are the rest of us supposed to do now?
Grain forecast: corn prices susceptible, beans a bit more stable
Early-bird grain forecast shows markets could drop by this time next year.
Michigan State to offer cheese-making workshop in early March
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State University Extension will offer its popular artisan cheese-making workshop again at the 97th annual Agriculture and Natural Resources week.
Ohio corn and soybean performance trial results available now
COLUMBUS -- Researchers with Ohio State University's Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center have released results...
Historic lighthouses in Michigan, New York change hands
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Ken Salazar is transferring historic lighthouses on Lake Michigan and Long Island Sound to a local government and a local historical organization under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (NHLPA).
Experts seek ways to solve problems related to food demand in future
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection by David Tilman, regents professor of ecology in the University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences, and colleagues, including Jason Hill, assistant professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
Genetically modified varieties catch on in Brazil, to 78.5 million acres
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazil's area sown with transgenic varieties in the 2011/12 harvest will be 20.9 percent greater than in the last harvest, according to the second crop biotechnology adoption monitoring report for the 2011/12 season, released recently by Celeres.
