Law changes for children’s passports
In the attempt to lessen the chance of abduction, the U.S. now requires both parents' consent to obtain passports and visas for overseas travel of children under 14.
Little known virus carried by bean leaf beetles causing new soybean losses
The bean pod mottle virus, seen throughout the Midwest last year, is a little-known virus spread by a familiar insect - the bean leaf beetle. It causes reduction in seed quality and yield.
Barn Again program stresses restoration value and methods
Geauga County's Barn Again program will hold a two-day workshop Sept. 28-29 in Burton to provide information and ideas about preserving and restoring old barns, sugar houses, and other historic farm structures.
Rare candlestand lights up Roadshow as $150,000 find
An 1765 table handed down from a grandmother was appraised as having been the nicest candlestand in Philadelphia at the time, and may be one of only about 15 left in existence.
Barn ventilation progress keeps cows cooler
Cornell University agricultural engineers have combined the latest technology in keeping cows cool in commercial barns using three tools not previously combined: a time-integrated variable environment controller, tunnel ventilation and an evaporative cooling process.
Should the penny be discontinued?
Recently, there has been significant debate over whether to keep the penny as part of U.S. currency or to discontinue production of the penny.
Correction
Two errors appeared in the July 19 Farm and Dairy story on the Trumbull County Fair Junior Livestock Sale.
Soybean aphids attacking fields
Growers should scout fields to check for soybean aphids, a new pest attacking the Midwest.
Courts to rule on checkoffs legality
The Livestock Marketing Association is amending its initial complaint seeking a beef checkoff referendum to ask a federal district court whether the checkoff is unconstitutional. The National Pork Producers Council has asked the same question.
State-of-the-art technology can clean wastewater from swine production
Japanese state-of-the-art technology for treating municipal wastewater has been adapted to replace lagoons on a hog farm.
