Farmers urged to watch for armyworm in fields and grass
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania farmers and homeowners should remain aware of possible armyworm infestations that could continue to appear within the next week...
NCGA urges EPA panel to use sound science for atrazine decision
WASHINGTON -- During an Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Advisory Panel hearing on atrazine, the National Corn Growers Association urged the use of sound science...
Dr. Smith’s ‘Two Dollar Steak’ completed at Stone Gate Farm
Couldn't every farmer use 18 50-foot-long fiberglass dome roof panels? Well, yes, except Dave Smith had to erect 10-foot concrete walls to support the 18-ton roof.
Dr. Smith’s ‘Two Dollar Steak’ completed at Stone Gate Farm
Dr. David Smith, DVM, bought a structure that he had seen in Farm and Dairy's classifieds section.
Ohio’s wine industry: The movers, shakers and growers of a blossoming trade
Ohio wines have a full-bodied history, ripe with civil war, Prohibition, countless frosts and diseases, but there's never been a time of such growth as there's been in the past five years.
OSU researchers seek to increase Ohio wine grape options with variety trials
In an effort to boost Ohio's wine industry, researchers with Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) are determining what new wine grape varieties can survive and thrive in Ohio's climate.
Pairings: Ohio’s new culinary oasis
Wine and food lovers in northeast Ohio are rejoicing because a new project from the City of Geneva in cooperation with the Ohio Wine Producers Association promises to, "transform the world's vision of Ohio wines." in the words of Doniella Winchell, executive director of the Ohio Wine Producers Association and board member of Pairings.
Treating mastitis with Vitamin D
BELTSVILLE, Md. — A natural remedy that delays and reduces the severity of mastitis infection in dairy cattle is being investigated by scientists at...
Farm market extension, community efforts work
Click here for the feature article about growing winter markets and the current trend.
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Providing more opportunities for produce farmers to grow...
Year-round farmers markets growing in popularity, number
U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York are in the top states for year-round markets.
