A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 11, 2010
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,...
Get details on organic farm certification at ‘Organics 201’
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.
Want to learn how Ohio maple syrup is produced? Take a ride and find...
CHARDON, Ohio -- March is here and that means the March Maple Madness Driving Tour is ready to roll. The Ohio Maple Producers Association,...
Cornell student will live her thesis: Bringing insurance to Kenyan farmers
ITHACA, N.Y. -- In the arid, dusty Marsabit region of northern Kenya, most people rely on livestock -- for food, milk and income --...
Feeding citrus could reduce salmonella in livestock
DALLAS -- The essential oils in orange peel and pulp kill E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella, according to research presented at the 2010 Beef...
Modified gestation stalls improve sow well-being
URBANA, Ill. -- Slight modifications to sow gestation stalls may provide answers to one of the most controversial issues facing the swine industry. Many...
FAPRI report: Will livestock sector be the tide that lifts the farm economy ship?
WASHINGTON -- The livestock sector can lead the agricultural economy to higher net farm income, assuming the farm economy benefits from a recovering general...
Leave the American farmer alone
Editor: Fellow farmers and future farmers, anyone involved in the agricultural industry and anyone who claims to be an American. I am writing this...
United States farm exports dip 23 percent
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- United States exports of agricultural-related machinery totaled nearly $8 billion in 2009, a 23-percent drop compared to the previous year,...
OARDC abuzz over bees, largest beekeeping workshop draws 900
WOOSTER, Ohio — It was all about the bees March 6 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, where 900 or so beekeepers...
