Yearly Archives: 2016
Wind is generating 31 percent electricity in Iowa
The increase of wind power in the United States has been driven by a combination of technology and policy changes.
Murray Energy to sell shale reserves
Murray Energy Corporation is selling more than 5,900 acres of its Utica Shale natural gas and oil reserves, located in Belmont and Monroe counties.
In search of a real ‘community’
Alan Guebert reflects on the meaning of community in today's world.
Alliance to improve crops for smallholder farmers worldwide
DuPont Pioneer and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have entered into a Master Alliance Agreement focused on jointly developing improved crops.
Elbow grease and hard work make for a good upbringing
Most farm children don't have to be told to do what needs done, because that cajoling time just doesn't exist.
Pa. thoroughbred breeding incentives restored
House Bill 2303, now Act 115, which was sponsored by State Rep. Martin Causer, fixes an unintended consequence of the equine racing industry reforms.
Farm succession planning grants $165,000 available in Pa. for matching grants up to $3,000
Individuals can apply for grants up to $3,000 that can be used as a one-to-one match to reimburse costs incurred by organizing and utilizing a succession planning team.
Soil microbes flourish with reduced tillage
Today, about one-third of U.S. farmers are no longer tilling their fields, and still more are practicing conservation tillage.
Worker protection compliance manual now available for growers
How to Comply With the 2015 Revised WPS for Agricultural Pesticides was recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and details the important new rules that impact employers of agricultural workers.
Fact of life: Moving is very stressful
Mike Tontimonia details the trial and tribulations of moving.
