Move over, Maybelline
WASHINGTON - When USDA Agricultural Research Service chemists Joe Laszlo and Dave Compton originally developed SoyScreen, they envisioned outdoor enthusiasts and other consumers using their invention as an environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum-based sunscreens.
GPS: Coming to a farm near you
PLAIN CITY, Ohio - Think Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is only for farmers with thousands of acres, farmers further west in the Corn Belt, or farmers with millions of dollars to finance their operations? Or even strictly for crop farmers? If you said yes, you'd better think again.
Noble County Fair livestock sale tops $250,000 mark
CALDWELL, Ohio - Nearly 500 lots crossed the auction block in the Noble County Fair market livestock sale Sept.
You’re raising what? Pigeons!
WOODSFIELD, Ohio - A 32-by-40 pole building stands just off the edge of the gravel road, its new red metal siding gleaming in the bright September sunshine.
Ohio wind projects awarded millions
COLUMBUS -
Americans spend hard-earned money outdoors
WASHINGTON - America's passion for wildlife and the outdoors continues to be a major engine of the nation's economy, according to preliminary survey data released by the U.
Penn State tractors show no ill effects from biodiesel
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A collaborative biofuel demonstration project involving Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and machinery manufactured by Case New Holland is attracting worldwide attention and appears to have ramifications for the makers and users of all types of diesel-powered equipment.
Beef industry loses important leader
SUMMITVILLE, Ohio - The U.S. cattle industry lost one of its most influential leaders last week. Fred H.
Report Pa. kudzu sites through hotline
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania residents are encouraged to call the Department of Agriculture to report findings of kudzu, an invasive, climbing vine that has become a problem in some regions of the state.
Cow power: Guts can make electricity
COLUMBUS - Cows could one day help to meet the rise in demand for alternative energy sources, say Ohio State University researchers that used microbe-rich fluid from a cow to generate electricity in a small fuel cell.
