Just milking twice a day, every day, for four hours each time, can take its toll. Then, in between these milking rituals each day, farmers feed calves, care for the cows, grow crops, bale hay, maintain the farm and manage the land as part of their duties.
Pinney-Purdue research farm celebrates centennial birthday
Feeding the world’s growing population and helping farmers improve their bottom lines remains the mission 100 years later at Pinney-Purdue Research Farm in northwestern Indiana.
Bayer pledges $5.6 billion to research new weed controls
The next company to develop a new method of weed control has the potential to make billions of dollars, and Bayer’s announcement of more than $5 billion for such research funds is no surprise.
No charges in injuries caused by anhydrous ammonia spill
Charges will not be filed in connection with the April 25 spill of anhydrous ammonia that put 37 people, including close to a dozen Chicago area firefighters, in a hospital.
Despite heavy rains and flooding, U.S. farmers planted an estimated 91.7 million acres of corn this year, up 3 percent from last June, while about 80 million acres of soybeans were seeded, down 10 percent from last June, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) annual Acreage report.
Oxen enthusiasts gather at Tillers for demos, education
When the United States was developing into a nation, one of its most essential parts were the large domestic animals worked by the early settlers. Draft horses and cattle served as important tools in the clearing of the land for homes and towns.
Finger pointing on both sides in Fair Oaks video release
Newton County Prosecutor Jeff Drinski said his office is investigating substantiated claims workers at Fair Oaks were enticed into the alleged animal abuse by Animal Recovery Mission.
