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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Tuesday 3/3/15 Morning Ag Clips (50 word min)
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Round egg sells on eBay. A perfectly spherical egg laid by an essex hen called the Scarlett Johansson of the chicken world. The egg was sold on eBay for a grand total of 480 Euros and will be given to the cystic fibrosis trust. The hen that laid the egg is now renamed ping-pong.
Smitten with Smut- A fungal disease called Corn Smut can cause damage, in some cases a 20% marketable crop loss, and is striking fear in farmers.In Mexico the smut is an OK thing. Farmers eat it for it is not too bad tasting and it is good for the body. Farmers are trying to stop the fungus from ruining their crop, but some also are trying to figure out ways to market it and make it known on how good it is.
Undocumented farm workers not overusing Medicaid Medicaid is the federal health insurance program available to low-income individuals and families.Higher income, either for individuals or families, was associated with lower odds of Medicaid use for both documented and undocumented heads of household. There were also variations by region, with California having the highest odds of Medicaid use.
CURTIS —Eight students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) recently competed at the annual Iowa State University Crops Competition and returned home from Ames, Iowa, with two plaques for their efforts amongst peers from two-year colleges.“After a full morning of head-scratcher questions and close examination of plant identifications, the NCTA team ended in third place, just 30 points off of second, for the two-year institutions division,” reported NCTA agronomy student Ross Steward. In the individual judges from two-year schools, NCTA’s Desarae Catlett of Broken Bow, Neb., brought home an award for placing 4th overall.
Kim Broughton found one of her hens - now renamed Ping Pong - had laid the round egg in her garden in Latchingdon, Essex, on 17 February - Pancake Day.
Round egg sells on eBay. A perfectly spherical egg laid by an essex hen called the Scarlett Johansson of the chicken world. The egg was sold on eBay for a grand total of 480 Euros and will be given to the cystic fibrosis trust. The hen that laid the egg is now renamed ping-pong.
ReplyDeleteSmitten with Smut- A fungal disease called Corn Smut can cause damage, in some cases a 20% marketable crop loss, and is striking fear in farmers.In Mexico the smut is an OK thing. Farmers eat it for it is not too bad tasting and it is good for the body. Farmers are trying to stop the fungus from ruining their crop, but some also are trying to figure out ways to market it and make it known on how good it is.
ReplyDeleteUndocumented farm workers not overusing Medicaid
ReplyDeleteMedicaid is the federal health insurance program available to low-income individuals and families.Higher income, either for individuals or families, was associated with lower odds of Medicaid use for both documented and undocumented heads of household. There were also variations by region, with California having the highest odds of Medicaid use.
CURTIS —Eight students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) recently competed at the annual Iowa State University Crops Competition and returned home from Ames, Iowa, with two plaques for their efforts amongst peers from two-year colleges.“After a full morning of head-scratcher questions and close examination of plant identifications, the NCTA team ended in third place, just 30 points off of second, for the two-year institutions division,” reported NCTA agronomy student Ross Steward.
ReplyDeleteIn the individual judges from two-year schools, NCTA’s Desarae Catlett of Broken Bow, Neb., brought home an award for placing 4th overall.
Kim Broughton found one of her hens - now renamed Ping Pong - had laid the round egg in her garden in Latchingdon, Essex, on 17 February - Pancake Day.
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