Tuesday, April 23, 2024

WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has enacted a measure to provide livestock in drought-affected states with needed additional hay and forage.

WASHINGTON - The House agriculture committee unanimously passed a new farm bill July 19 that expands benefits to nearly all sectors of agriculture, including fruits and vegetables.

COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland signed House Bill 9, which increases the speed allowed for farm machinery while ensuring safety precautions on Ohio roadways.

MARSHALLVILLE, Ohio - The annual Wayne County Dairy Tour July 10 was hosted at L & R Farm near Marshallville.

(Editor's note: This week, we begin a four-part look at Ohio's farmland preservation efforts.) Each year in the United States, more than 1 million acres of land are converted from agriculture to other uses - never to be reclaimed.

CLAYTON SOUTH, Victoria, Australia -

NEW YORK - Norman Borlaug, often called "Father of the Green Revolution," received the Congressional Gold Medal July 17 in honor of his work and multiple accomplishments in agricultural science.

The Farm and Dairy office has taken several calls lately from readers wondering the status of the Ashtabula County farm giveaway.

AKRON, Ohio - Hundreds of maple syrup mavens will pour into Ohio this fall. And there's still time to sign up to join them.

WASHINGTON - Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly in the second quarter of 2007, according to the latest