Disease prompts ban on movement of 28 fish species
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Ohio Agriculture Director Robert Boggs recently issued a proclamation extending the emergency order issued in May 2007, that prohibits the intrastate...
Aquaculturists reviving Ohio’s baitfish industry
PIKETON, Ohio -- Ohio fishing enthusiasts who bait their lines with imported shiners may soon be catching Lake Erie smallmouth bass, walleye or crappie...
Do the math on your college loans
Estimating the total cost of a college education can be confusing, which often leads to bad decisions when it comes to funding that education.
Pa. Center for Beef Excellence elects officers; now searching for director
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The newly formed Pennsylvania Center for Beef Excellence unanimously elected a slate of officers to guide the efforts of the Pennsylvania...
They’ve been waiting 17 years for this
The last time cicadas from Brood XIV emerged, George Bush Sr. was leading the nation, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was on prime time, and a gallon of gasoline cost $1.15.
Since 1991, this brood has been feeding and maturing underground in southwestern Ohio, central and eastern Pennsylvania, western West Virginia and nearly all of Kentucky.
Dairymen will face cottonseed price hike
Reduced plantings are expected to push cottonseed prices to $400/ton.
Expert cheesemaker shares techniques
CLARION, Pa. — Penn Soil Resource Conservation and Development Council will cosponsor a three-day cheesemaking training course available to those interested in learning how...
Livestock Marketing Association: Horse slaughter ban losing ground
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Members of Congress showed a growing understanding of the unintended consequences of the closing of America’s three horse slaughter plants,...
Balloons to fly high over Coshocton
COSHOCTON, Ohio — This will be the 27th year that balloons have taken flight over the hills and farms of Coshocton County, Ohio. The...
Subcommittee reviews dramatic movements in commodity markets
A House agriculture subcommittee held a hearing May 15 to review the source of volatile price movements in agricultural and energy commodity markets.
