Bringing mobility: a mobile computer lab for practicing reading and math skills will help raise achievement for at-risk students.
IN THE SMALL TOWN OF Sulphur Bluff, Texas, most residents head to nearby Sulphur Springs for work, as their own small town's dairy farming industry has dried up over the past few decades. The Sulphur Bluff Independent School District, which includes a single school building with one...

Image of dairy farming matters.
As development increasingly encroaches on traditionally agricultural areas, a dairy expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences urges farmers to find ways to understand and be considerate of their non-farming neighbors. Some dairy farms are losing the respect of the public and people do not want...

Evaluation of urinary nitrogen excretion from plasma urea nitrogen in dry and lactating cows.
ABSTRACT : Data of 42 balance measurements from dry and lactating Holstein cows and blood and urine samples from 24 Japanese Black cows were collected to evaluate the potential for predicting urinary nitrogen (N) excretion from plasma urea nitrogen (PUN). Similar positive correlations were obtained between N intake and...

Wager with a view; Eddy land becomes Morse Farm.
Byline: Bill Fortier In a town replete with beautiful farms, the Valley Farm, known for years as the Eddy Farm, is one of the most scenic and productive. The view looking south from the back of the farm in Woodstock, about a half-mile uphill from...

Dairy farmers' study seeks long-term aid; Tax credit when milk sells below costs.
Byline: Bradford L. Miner Dairymen in Central Massachusetts say that without a proposed income tax credit and other measures to bolster dairy farming now and well into the future, no one should be surprised by a stampede to the auction block. The Dairy Farm Revitalization...

Punjab dairies to follow Delhi pattern.
LONGOWAL: With a view to get farmers out of the wheat-paddy cycle, the Punjab government is all set to popularise dairy farming. And, aiming at setting up technically advanced dairy plants on the lines of Delhi's Mother Dairy, state cooperation minister Kanwaljit Singh plans to secure technical knowhow from...

Derabassi to be made dairy hub.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cooperation Minister and Banur MLA Capt Kanwaljit Singh declared Derabassi block to be developed as a model block by the Milkfed for promoting dairy in and around this area. Addressing a public meeting after inauguration of Bulk Milk Coolers at Handesra and Samgauli villages...

Effects of sunflower oil supplementation in cassava hay based-diets for lactating dairy cows.
ABSTRACT : Twenty-four, lactating dairy cows were randomly assigned according to a Rrandomized complete block design (RCBD) to investigate the effect of sunflower oil supplementation (SFOS) with cassava hay based-diets on feed intake, digestibility of nutrients, rumen fermentation efficiency and milk production. The treatments were as follows: T1 =...

Who's doing environmental accounting? A survey of NSW dairy farms.
Abstract Prior research into Australian farmers' environmental accounting practices indicated low levels of adoption together with high levels of self reliance when performing environmental accounting calculations. This paper discusses the results of a survey of 204 NSW dairy farmers which shows a majority of farmers prepare some...

Dairy farms get a helping hand.
Byline: Bradford L. Miner WEST BROOKFIELD - A team of WPI students was on its "A" game this semester, applying its engineering expertise to agriculture. The result could be a boon to the state's dairy industry. Across the state, dairy farmers have embraced the recommendations...