Yearly Archives: 2017
The president denies climate change, despite the evidence
According to Alan Guebert, the point is as simple as it is apparent: climate change is happening and will continue to happen.
How much protein do cows need?
Researchers are working to predict milk protein yield and calculate the MP requirement while accounting for a variable efficiency of MP utilization.
Telling stories by the campfire
Stretching across the rural countryside, miles of railroad track makes Judith Sutherland long for the experience of hopping on a train once in her lifetime.
New map lets Pa. identify abandoned oil, gas wells
The Pennsylvania DEP has taken a major step toward identifying abandoned wells drilled over the past 150 years of oil and gas development.
Adoption of biotech crops reaches new peak
Adoption has grown from 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres) in 1996 to 185.1 million hectares (457 million acres) in 2016.
Apple Castle orchard and market: 7 generations and still growing
Visit western Pa's Apple Castle year-round for their home-grown apples, peaches and other produce (but don't leave without one of the Johnston family's doughnuts!)
Select Sires to acquire Accelerated Genetics
Two of the nation's largest genetic companies announce plans to join entities.
Maillard Reaction from Grilling Makes Foods Flavorful
The Maillard reaction occures when heat, proteins, and sugars in food react in a process to create hundreds of different flavor compounds.
Farmers go farm to bottle with malted barley
Malted barley provides specialty crop growers a niche market opportunity.
Conflicting weather brings price swings
Weather markets this time of year can turn on a dime. The wet weather a couple of weeks ago helped prices, as it limited the acres.
