Applications due Nov. 5 for industrial hemp in Kentucky
Kentucky farmers, processors, universities and other parties interested in conducting an industrial hemp pilot project have until Nov. 5 to apply for the 2016 growing season.
Even the non-superstitious have their special beliefs
I am not a superstitious person. I don’t possess a lucky penny, four-leaf clover or blessed horseshoe and I don’t go out of my way to avoid ladders, broken mirrors or cracks in the concrete.
Invasive Asian carp are knocking on Lake Monroe’s door, and Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials are warning anglers not to let them in.
Those who love freebies have often missed God’s great gift
"A business trick or treat!" I thought while recently manning our company’s booth at the Farm Science Review. It was obvious by watching the thousands of attendees milling around that everyone loves a free gift.
Treated food scraps another feed option for Indiana swine
Swine nutrition has improved dramatically over the last 50 years, resulting in hogs that are 75 percent leaner today. Another feed option may be coming to the table for Indiana swine: Treated food scraps from commercial kitchens.
40 years ago: Champion cow exceeds 28 gallons milk daily
The new world’s champion milk producer, Beecher Arlinda Ellen, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beecher of Rochester, Ind., produced a maximum daily output of 28.23 gallons (195.5 pounds) of milk and in 305 days produced 50,314 pounds of milk, breaking the old record of 44,144 pounds.
