Yearly Archives: 2012
Researchers say honeybee deaths linked to seed insecticide exposure
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors...
Climate change not likely to harm crops, expert explains
HONOLULU -- Record yields for staple crops in the U.S. and globally in recent years seem to contradict fears that agriculture will be negatively affected by increasing climate temperatures, according to a senior fellow for the Heartland Institute.
New RMA rules, deadline give flexibility in cover crop termination
WASHINGTON -- Farmers have been given more time to terminate their cover crops after the excessively wet spring of last year prevented many of...
Westfield Insurance Foundation donates $15,000 to tractor safety program in Pa.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Westfield Insurance Foundation, an Ohio-based private foundation, has made a major contribution to a project developed by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences to help save farmers lives.
Souper Bowl recipe promotion enters its final weekend
Our Souper Bowl recipe promotion is ending at 8 a.m. Monday. If you have a soup recipe you'd like to share, there is still a couple days left to enter.
2011 Jersey production sets records
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- New records for production by registered Jersey cows were established in 2011, according to the American Jersey Cattle Association.
Hog producers follow prudent path
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Hog production returned to profitability in 2011, but producers remain cautious about the future. This is evidenced by the modest expansion of the breeding herd as reported by USDA at the end of the year, said a Purdue University Extension economist.
Vacation With Us… Kendall
Norm Kendall, of Norton, Ohio, brought Farm and Dairy along for a six-country Danube River cruise in November.
Vacation With Us… New Horizons Sunday school
Craig Simmons (holding the newspaper), Tim Harley, Bruce Imhoff, Rick Ratzel, Josh Weiser, Dave Brenneman and Larry Weisman brought Farm and Dairy along to Bangui, Africa.
Vacation With Us… Bucci
Rachel and Don Bucci brought Farm and Dairy along on a Thanksgiving and Christmas trip to Busch Gardens, in Tampa, Fla.
