Pa Dept of Agriculture Plans Twenty Farm Research Projects
Harrisburg announces twenty farm research projects activation by the Pa Department of Agriculture. Projects, funded from harness racing income and matching funds, cover horses, dairy, poultry, horticulture, hogs, potatoes, insecticides, waste disposal, and tuberculosis studies in collaboration with Penn State University, University of Pennsylvania, and Delaware Valley College.
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Pa. Dept. of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Ariculture
Leland II Bull
Agericulture
Legature
William W. Scranton
Penn State University
University of Pennsylvania
Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture
Bull
Department of Agriculture
Chicago Auction Offers High Grade Slaughter Steers and Heifers
Beets strong to 100 higher with multiple loads of slaughter steers and heifers in a ranged market. High Choice and Prime steers 1050-1400 lbs listed at 29.50 to 31.25 per cwt, with loads and varied weights across Good and Choice, Standard, and Low Good categories. Heifers show similar pricing with High Choice 900-1100 lbs around 28.00 to 28.50.
Siduron Controls Crabgrass in Newly Seeded Lawns
Penn State researchers report siduron can fully control crabgrass in newly seeded turf over two years. Trials show siduron withstands rates up to 8 pounds per acre without injuring bluegrass, enabling spring and early summer seeding while keeping lawns crabgrass free.
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Penn State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
Penn State
William G. Downs
Perry County
Downs
Crabgrass Control Test Yields 70 Percent Density Reduction
The study shows 70 percent fewer crabgrass plants when treated 13 days after seeding. Moisture shortage lowered the chemical’s effectiveness and siduron did not persist in soil from year to year. The product is sold under several brand names, sometimes pre mixed with lawn fertilizers.
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Siduron
Potato stock figures show stockton shortages and rising demand
Loy Harrisburg reports stock potatoes held by merchants and dealers totaled 199 hundredweight on March 1 as the second estimate of supply from the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. The low point last year was 419,695 cwt. Dealers noted weaker demand in February with total sales around 1,000,000 cwt, up 25 percent from February of four years ago.
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Harrisburg
Star
Ers
Chine
Penn
Wateh Wang Holdings
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GAS Farm Equipment, Inc
Seven Valleys, PA
Loy
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Drumore Center
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