COLUMBUS – School-aged kids across Ohio will have the opportunity this spring and summer to take part in a series of day camps focused on how to stay safe on the farm and sponsored by Ohio State University Extension. Farm Safety Round-Up Day Camps are designed to offer youth real-world experience and emphasize farm safety [...]
The Ohio Spring Sale, managed by the Ohio Holstein Association April 20 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, averaged $2,613 on the 67 full lots.
LONDON — We’ve had our first glimpse of warmer weather, so it won’t be long before we’re dining alfresco, holding family barbecues and having outdoor parties. If you’re planning on entertaining in your garden this year, now’s the time to get your gardening gloves on and start making your outdoor space the perfect spot for [...]
NEW YORK – Gardening is a rewarding hobby many enthusiasts credit with helping them peacefully escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Though gardening can be both relaxing and rewarding, it’s not as easy as it may seem, and the more time and effort a person devotes to his or her garden the [...]
LOS ANGELES — Online privacy is not so private, and that’s OK with Millennials. A new survey shows significant differences in the way Millennials think, compared to older users of the Internet, when it comes to online privacy, access to personal data and how they share information with businesses online. The survey, conducted by the [...]
WOOSTER, Ohio — Crop growers should take extra precautions to scout their fields this spring for slugs to try to get control of these plant feeders before they attack corn and soybean plants and cause feeding injury, an Ohio State University Extension entomologist said. Ron Hammond, who also has an appointment with the Ohio Agricultural [...]
CHARLESTON, W. Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for the 2013 West Virginia Women in Agriculture program. Deadline Nominations are due by June 1, and those making the nominations are asked to provide as much detail about the nominee’s agricultural career as possible. Induction is granted to those women who [...]
ALLIANCE, Ohio — Marlington Local Schools and the Farm to School program have partnered to help bring fresh produce for students at Marlboro Elementary. The district will be utilizing $3,500 in grant funding from the Ohio Department of Education to install a salad bar in the school, which will be stocked with fresh, local produce. [...]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Right now is a good time to take action to control bagworms, according to Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist with University of Missouri Extension. Life cycle Bagworms are actually the larvae of a moth. The larvae cover their bodies with a protective layer of plant parts. In the fall, the larvae pupate within [...]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board recently protected 1,493 additional acres on 18 farms in 12 counties from development through the state’s nationally renowned farmland preservation program. The board preserved farms in Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Greene, Lancaster, Monroe, Northampton, Northumberland and Pike counties. Western Pa. farm In western Pennsylvania, the [...]
CHARLESTON, W. VA. — Hundreds of natural gas and automotive industry professionals from across the nation are expected to attend the inaugural Appalachian Basin NGV Expo and Conference, taking place May 13-15 at the Charleston Civic Center in West Virginia. Hosted by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association, [...]
KALIDA, Ohio — Remlinger Manufacturing announces its plans to expand with the addition of 44,000 square feet of manufacturing space at its Kalida, Ohio facility. Plans The new space will be used for production by all of Remlinger’s three divisions. The agricultural division designs and manufactures farm equipment including harrows, pull type implements, strip till, [...]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Right now is a good time to take action to control bagworms, according to Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist with University of Missouri Extension. Life cycle Bagworms are actually the larvae of a moth. The larvae cover their bodies with a protective layer of plant parts.In the fall, the larvae pupate within the [...]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. —Bayer CropScience and Monsanto Co. have entered into a series of licensing agreements for next-generation and enabling technologies in the field of plant biotechnology that will provide new options and choices for farmers. Monsanto will provide Bayer CropScience with a royalty-bearing license to Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield and Genuity Roundup Ready [...]
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