The economical use of original high-quality cutting components and wear parts can be considerably improved by proper maintenance and handling.

While farms were scrambling to meet the May 10, 2013, deadline for having an oil spill containment plan (SPCC plan) as required by EPA regulations, Congress quietly delayed the EPA's ability to enforce the regulation. Amendment 29 to the recently enacted funding bill, H.R. 933, states that the EPA may not use any of its funds to enforce the SPCC rule against farms until after Sept. 26, 2013.

John E. Baylor, 90, of State College, passed away Sunday, May 5 at Mt. Nittany Medical Center of congestive heart failure. Born Sept. 16, 1922, in Belvidere, New Jersey, he was the son of Benjamin M. and Minnie Baylor. Baylor served 3 ½ years during WW II in the USAAF as a bombardier and Gunner Officer on B-24 bombers. After he returned home, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Farm Corps from Rutgers University in 1947 (class of ’44) and a master's degree from Rutgers in 1948.

How do you take a 3x3x8 square bale and convert it to two-string bales? According to Roger Littlefield of Highland, Utah, you ask
inventor Sam Esh, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to demonstrate his Bale Destroyer, which does exactly that. But wait, it gets better ­–

The New Berlin Historical Society is home to an archive of photos and documents from the Swartz family, whose experimental farming methods at Cornfalfa Farms in Waukesha County gained national recognition in the early 1900s. The Swartzes led the way in making alfalfa a viable crop in the state, earning Peter C. Swartz the nickname “Alfalfa King of Wisconsin.”