The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths result from food-borne diseases every year: "The most severe cases tend to occur in the very old, the very young, those who have an illness already that reduces their immune system function and in healthy people exposed to a very high dose of an organism. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths result from food-borne diseases every year: "The most severe...

If you wish to stimulate grass yield, apply manure to fields with lots of grass; otherwise, select fields with little grass if you want to minimize grass competition. If you have manure to spread this summer, sometimes the only place available is an alfalfa field. Manure can spread weed seeds, and the nitrogen in manure can stimulate grasses already in the alfalfa to become more competitive. Be aware, however, that manure can cause problems on alfalfa. Liquid manure can burn leaves due to...

Food and Drug Administration to stop using the industrial chemical melamine to make binding agents that end up in feed for farmed fish, shrimp and livestock. Montreal-based Tembec acquired the resin company then known as Toledo BTLSR inc. in 2003 because it was seen as a good fit with its rapidly expanding resin business, Tembec consultant and former chief executive officer Frank Dottori said in an interview Thursday. Montreal-based Tembec acquired the resin company then known as Toledo...

Printer Friendly FormatEmail Page. If taproots and crown tissue still appear normal and stand densities are adequate, you are encouraged to plan to harvest the remainder of the haying season. What if alfalfa stand is badly damaged? "If you are among the Iowa growers who are questioning their hay production options and feel that their alfalfa stands are 'beyond hope,' you might want to consider a short-term forage alternative from our list of suitable emergency forage crops," says Barnhart....

Even with infestation, growers should be prudent and always scout before applying chemicals because buyers want a high-quality, chemical-free forage to feed their horses, he said. Each stem should be examined for evidence of feeding by the alfalfa weevil, maturity of the stem and stem length. When taking samples from a field, it is best to walk in an M-shaped pattern and gather five stems from each touchpoint, totaling 25 stems. Most damage from the alfalfa weevil is done during the larval...