Political and agricultural leaders gather at the University of Illinois today to see transformative work by scientists in the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) research project, which has already demonstrated yield increases of 20%. A $45 million,...
The traveling display created by 4-H members may seem innocuous enough ? a simple pedestal sink with a mirrored medicine cabinet mounted above, similar to what could be seen in bathrooms in almost any home in the region.But the question accompanying the display ?...
From the ground, it looks like just another Midwestern cornfield. Nothing special.Fly a few hundred feet above the cornfield, and a clear image comes into view: a Block O with the words ?Ohio State? angled through the middle of it.Buckeye pride? Partly. But the logo...
Tailgate: (noun) known in the English language as being a board or gate at the rear of a vehicle that can be removed or let down.It wasn?t until 1958 that Webster recognized tailgate party: a social gathering in which food and drinks are served at or near the back end...
AgXplore launched the world?s first ever nitrogen management aid with triple-action technology. Starting in October, ContaiN MAX will be available to retailers across the nation.?ContaiN MAX is an innovative product that will change the market,? said Misti McBride,...
On display at this year?s Farm Science Review, the Geringhoff Truflex Razor combine header brings the unique care of draper technology with the immense flexibility needed in today?s modern farming. In addition to a foot of flex travel on each wing, the reel has three...
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (http://www.nass.usda.gov/) as of Sept. 10, 69% of Ohio?s corn acreage was in the dent stage (R5) compared to 76% for the five-year average; 16% of the corn acreage was mature, slightly less than the five-year...
Weaning time is an excellent time to evaluate your cow herd and decide which cows get to remain in your herd as productive females. If they are not being productive for you, they need to be replaced by heifer calves retained from within the herd or by purchased bred...
If you were to ask Daryl Knipp at what age he started farming, he wouldn?t be able to tell you.?One of my earliest memories was riding in the truck with my dad when I was a little boy, taking a load of tomatoes to the processing plant,? Knipp said. ?I was his shadow...
Market volatility has been reduced this past year for corn. This year?s low (so far) is nearly 30 cents higher than last year?s low while this year?s high was about 30 cents lower than last year. This kind of trend can be typical of abundant supply. Another sign of...
