Monthly Archives: April 2012
FSA Andy: Don’t miss deadlines for CRP or DCP
Farmers, in the hustle of the spring season, don't forget a few upcoming USDA Farm Service Agency programs and dates.
Face it, my stuff has no value
I know I will never discover that my $40 yard sale card table is worth $40,000 and it's my own darned fault. I'm too cheap to have ever paid $40 for a used card table in the first place.
Brook trout are prolific underwater breeders
My wife has a cousin who, like many anglers, lives for opening day of trout season. He loves native brook trout (He pronounces trout...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 5, 2012:
TUSCARAWAS, Ohio -- Buckhorn Buckshots 4-H club meet at the Wainwright Community Hall April 1 at 4 p.m. There were 38 4-H members, seven...
Wheat crop: Some good, some bad and some just plain ugly
The Ohio and Pa. crop is down significantly from last year, and the quality varies.
Ohio corn test shows no visible sign of nematode injury
COLUMBUS -- Amid growing questions of nematodes' effect on corn yields in Ohio, a recent sampling in the 2011 Ohio Corn Performance Test locations...
Drought takes toll on Mexican agriculture
,WASHINGTON -- How drought will affect Mexico's demand for U.S. feed grains is hard to assess, but the impact is likely to be felt...
Shortage of beef leads producers to expand herds
LAFAYTTE, Ind. -- U.S. beef producers have started the early stages of herd expansion as beef supplies remain very short, says Purdue Extension agricultural...
Fill up on gas from garbage? OARDC trying it
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, a part of Ohio State University headquartered in northeast Ohio, is converting four of its vehicles to run on natural gas -- but not just any natural gas.
MarketReady workshop offered by Allegheny County Extension
PITTSBURGH — Inaugural Pa. MarketReady workshops will be offered this spring in western Pennsylvania.A first session, highlighting local food sales to restaurants, will be...
