The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Sept. 14 auction.
Commercial bulls, $54. to 69.; commercial cows, 10. to 61.; fat steers, 57. to 94.; f...
Some people, many of them gardeners, believe the secret to eating a delectable tomato is to grow it yourself. Second best, they say, is farm-fresh.
At the risk of commit...
The Butler County Conservation District administers the Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Program as delegated by the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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Another summer has come and gone. The kids are back in school, and there is a touch of autumn in the air. Time passes much too quickly!
With that in mind, we will soon b...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — From the first days of the recent recall of 550 million eggs from two Iowa farms, one issue about large-scale agriculture has been clear: When somethin...
The Farm Service Agency would like to remind hay, grain, fruit and vegetable producers that it offers loans to help construct storage structures.
The Farm Stored Facilit...
QUESTION: My old asphalt shingle roof is leaking and it has ugly dark streaks. I am thinking about installing a metal roof this time. Will a metal roof be hotter and...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Sept. 7 auction.
Commercial bulls, 55. to 73.; commercial cows, 12. to 57.; slaughter steers, 83.50 to ...
More tractors being equipped wih roll bars
Dairy farmer Anthony Marco was compressing a long row of chopped hay beneath his tractor two weeks ago, preparing it as winter ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former...
