Bunny basics: Proper rabbit husbandry
For those who are thinking of getting a pet rabbit, but are not sure how to care for it, Dr. Kenneth Welle, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana has some suggestions on proper rabbit care.
All about seeds: Our 2014 fall seed edition
Combines may still be harvesting this year's crops, but smart farmers are already thinking about next year's planting.
Law serves notice on natural gas developers
A new law in Pennsylvania gives the property owner more control over future use of the land when a gas lease expires.
Winning farmers’ hearing loss battle
Rex Cunningham’s realization that he was losing his hearing came to him like it does most people — gradually.
Penn State Extension Farm Workshop: Building Management and Leadership Excellence
Penn State Extension will be hosting the farm executive workshop Jan. 13-14 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, Pa.
Engineering soybean disease strategies
Pathogens in soybeans are a big problem not only in the U.S., but also around the world and no more so than in Asia, where soy is a major food source. Asian countries buy much of their soy from the U.S.
Monsanto plans new insect program
Two years ago, Monsanto launched the Corn Rootworm Knowledge program, designed to reward the research and academic community for outstanding projects that addressed specific aspects of the pest and how best to manage it.
Weather-tracking tool helps track insects
Corn earworms (also known as cotton bollworms) cost cotton producers an estimated $200 million a year in lost crops and control expenses, and they are notoriously hard to track because they migrate at night.
Boosting global corn yields depends on improving key nutrients
Ensuring that corn absorbs the right balance of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is crucial to increasing global yields, a Purdue and Kansas State University study finds.
Northwestern Ohio study looks at pollinators
Center Seeds, in conjunction with Rasawehr Farms, is conducting a three-year study with a variety of mixed pollinating plant species to establish ideal habitats for pollinators and to improve ecological diversity on the farming acreage in proximity to these habitats.
