QUESTION: Several of my children have allergies, so I want to use room air cleaners in their bedrooms. I have seen many advertisements with great claims for effectiv...
Today starts a two-week period many farmers and sportsmen have been waiting for, since last year - deer season. Young and not so young hunters have been talking about th...
There are many advantages to no-till seeding, which may make it more feasible to many people as opposed to conventional methods.
The first positive reason that comes to ...
The Butler County 4-H Dairy Club will welcome new members as it reorganizes for the 2010 project year.
4-H is a youth development program of Penn State Extension. Youth ...
QUESTION: Both my front and back doors are the original ones and are drafty. One is wood and one is steel. I would like to improve their efficiency without having to...
The value of soil testing is now greater than ever, considering the record prices for fertilizer.
Many producers purchase and apply fertilizer that might not be needed. ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — Are cramped chickens crazy chickens?
Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an ang...
QUESTION: I am tried of hauling wood indoors for my fireplace. I saw pellet and corn stoves at my home center store and they sell the pellets there. Are they conveni...
NEW WILMINGTON, Nov. 13 — The auction sold 19 loads of hay, one load of ear corn and three loads of oats.
Alfalfa, $170.; timothy, 135.-170.; grass hay, 140.; ear corn, ...
QUESTION: I am concerned about the security and efficiency of some of my old single-pane first-floor windows. I think glass block windows would be more secure. Are t...
