Yearly Archives: 2012
Reader: What is going on with exotic animal issue?
Richard Hill has questions about the Farm Bureau's response to exotic animal ownership.
Multitasking hurts performance, but helps moods
People aren't very good at media multitasking -- like reading a book while watching TV -- but do it anyway because it makes them feel good, a new study suggests.
Northwest Pa. soil health workshop slated for May 23 near Lucinda, Pa.
LUCINDA, Pa. — Learn how to profit by improving the health of your soil and crops at the Soil Health Workshop May 23....
Grain market prices say too many corn, wheat acres and not enough soybean acres
The grain market would like to see 2-3 million acres shifted out of corn and spring wheat into soybeans, but is it too late?
New farm finances webinar online
Webinar offers valuable financial tips and information for beginner farmers.
Is the cattle market too cautious?
The beef industry was stung by two negative events in the past two months that have left market traders uncertain about their longer term impacts.
Sugar water or Kool-Aid?
Alan Guebert reacts to the recently passed Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012.
Local collection of state taxes rises in Marcellus Shale counties
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Natural-gas development appears to be having a positive effect on the local collection of state taxes in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale...
Youth animal care program provides Beef Quality Assurance
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Beef industry youth have the opportunity to become certified in Beef Quality Assurance online at no cost. The Beef Cattle Institute...
Wind farm impact studied
GREENBELT, Md. -- A Texas region containing four of the world's largest wind farms showed an increase in land surface temperature over nine years...
