Friday, April 19, 2024

COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University Board of Trustees elected Gordon Gee as the 14th president of the university on July 12.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Even with wide swings in anticipated feed prices, pork producers have maintained a steady hand on the reins, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.

PIKETON, Ohio - A newly emerging fish virus spreading among wild species is causing concerns in Ohio's farmed aquaculture industry.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Five Aces Breeding owner Harry Swartz spent 30 years traveling the world on a quest to find the perfect strawberry plant.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Efforts to eliminate or reduce trans fats in Americans' diets have made headlines in recent months.

Many people, when they finish their day's work, like to kick off their shoes, stretch out in front of the TV and relax.

NEW WATERFORD, Ohio - John F. Hively kept meticulous notes. Every time a penny passed through his hands, he recorded it, his pencil making slanted, script letters in neat columns on the pages of a pocket-size notebook.

SALEM, Ohio - A new law in Pennsylvania has landowners breathing a little easier. Gov. Ed Rendell signed legislation June 30 that increases liability protection for those who allow recreational activities on their property.

(Editor's note: This story is the second in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.