COLUMBUS — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack has designated 10 counties in Ohio as primary agricultural natural disaster areas, due to multiple disasters including excessive rain, flooding, flash flooding, high winds, hail, freeze, and frost that occurred April 1, 2009 through July 1, 2009.
Twenty-two counties were designated as contiguous counties. In addition two counties […]
GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Packing, rather than buying lunch can be well worth the effort.
Computing the weekly, monthly — or annual — savings may be all that it takes to decide to dine in, said Linda Beech, a Kansas State University Research and Extension family and consumer sciences agent based in Finney County, Kan., and […]
COLUMBUS - With a late harvest, a wet fall and slow-melting snow, Ohio farmers may be facing more compaction issues than usual this spring.
But no-till farmers may be better off than others
MANHATTAN, Kan. — To feed a world population projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, technology that can enhance food production will be a significant asset.
VAN WERT, OHIO– Cooper Farms has begun construction on the first phase of a 50,000 square foot expansion at their Cooked Meats Plant.
Gary Cooper, chief operating officer, said the additional 50,000 square feet will be used for up to six new high speed deli meat slicing lines and eventually employ about 150 additional team members.
The […]
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Blending biomass into the coal stream that feeds electricity-generation plants offers the opportunity to reduce harmful emissions and create a market for renewable fuel, according to a biomass-energy expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
And Pennsylvania power-plant operators have a big incentive for co-firing coal with biomass they buy […]
CRESTON, Ohio –Norwayne FFA members competing at an ag sales competition Feb. 22 at Hillsdale High school were Bree Barner, Lydia Hartzler, Ally Mangun, and Nicole Steiner. The team placed first in the district, with Mangun placing second individually, and Steiner, fourth.
Mangun also competed in the district public speaking contest March 2, placing second in […]
BARNESVILLE, Ohio — The Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers 4-H group met Feb. 20 at the Main Street United Methodist Church.
In addition to the reports, the club worked on community service projects.
The next meeting is March 14 at 10 a.m. at the Main Street United Methodist Church.
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CARROLLTON, Ohio — The East Township Young Producers […]
Ohio State University and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association are coordinating a workshop will guide farmers through the process of completing an organic farm plan, which they must complete annually to receive and maintain organic certification.
CHARDON, Ohio — March is here and that means the March Maple Madness Driving Tour is ready to roll.
The Ohio Maple Producers Association, a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to the Ohio maple industry, sponsors the tour.
The free event takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 13-14, and 20-21.
