Yearly Archives: 2011
Farrier, limb length disparity clinic planned at Penn State
Penn State Equine Extension and the Pennsylvania Professional Farriers Association will be hosting an event May 28 to educate farriers, veterinarians and horse owners...
Extension creates marketing tool to help make farms more profitable
HECTOR, N. Y. — Matthew Glenn would rather spend his time growing vegetables than selling vegetables. That is why the Finger Lakes region grower...
Research sheds more light on fat digestibility, diet formulation for pigs
URBANA, Ill. — Producers and feed companies add fat to swine diets to increase energy, but recent research from the University of Illinois suggests...
Free webinar offers organic weed control tips
COLUMBUS — The Countryside Conservancy and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association are coordinating an online webinar, “Effective Weed Management Strategies for Your...
Webinars teach responsible use of antibiotics in farm animals
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Ag industry produces the safest food in the world. However, drug residues in beef are drawing increased scrutiny from the...
Governor’s budget would slash Penn State Extension, ag research by half
By DARRIN YOUKERContributing WriterHARRISBURG, Pa. -- If cuts in the proposed Pennsylvania budget stand, Cooperative Extension programs across the state could radically change. Gov....
Grain markets: The party’s getting old in Chicago
Factors outside markets seemed to be helping grain prices: the weak dollar, the high crude price, the Libyan situation were all cited as reasons for high prices. And now, the focus of the world is on Japan and the catastrophe there.
Economists deliver 2010 agricultural economic baseline to U.S. congress
WASHINGTON -- Food prices could increase by more than 4 percent in 2011 as the farm sector recovers from a sharp downturn in the...
We want your dessert recipes!
Farm and Dairy is busy compiling recipes for its newest cookbook. This time, we're focusing on the sweet stuff -- the good stuff. The...
Men’s Rally in the Valley conference slated for May 7
YOUNGSTOWN -- Planners of the Men's Rally in the Valley, a Christian men's conference that debuted in 2010, have scheduled the 2011 Men's Rally...
