Scotts MiracleGro products recalled
CHICAGO — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 issued “stop sale, use or removal” orders April 25 to Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. and two affiliates,...
New Lake Erie shipwreck Web site is now online
LORAIN, Ohio — Ohio Sea Grant has launched a new interactive Web site, Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales of the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail,...
First peregrine falcon chicks of the year hatch in Cleveland
COLUMBUS — The first peregrine falcon chicks of the 2008 season have hatched at the Terminal Tower nest in downtown Cleveland, according to the...
Oklahoma to plant largest stand of switchgrass ever for fuel research
ARDMORE, Okla. — Oklahoma recently secured land for the world’s largest stand of switchgrass devoted to cellulosic ethanol production.
Acknowledging concerns over ethanol production...
Cattle producers looking to switch to organic should look at the bottom line
MANHATTAN, Kan. — When Kansas State University graduate student Ben Wileman was a practicing veterinarian in Belle Fourche, S.D., natural and organic labels were...
Will one more week yield a farm bill?
Key farm bill negotiators hammered out the core farm bill April 25, using the $10 billion above baseline funding parameter.
Raccoon rabies vaccination beginning May 1
COLUMBUS — An oral rabies vaccination operation will begin May 1 in five northeast Ohio counties.
The operation is coordinated by the Ohio departments...
StarLink testing stopped by FDA
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said in the Federal Register that it has withdrawn its voluntary guidance to corn dry millers and...
Ohio Holstein wins national award
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — An Ohio Holstein is the first to win the Holstein Association USA’s new award, Star of the Breed.
First winner
MS...
Small wind energy showcased at Munnell Run Farm
MERCER, Pa. — The Mercer County Conservation District and the Munnell Run Farm Foundation Inc. will co-host another information session on small wind energy...