Thursday, April 25, 2024

SALEM, Ohio - A new program is offering a financial incentive for farmers who are good environmental stewards.

BEALLSVILLE, Ohio -

HARRISBURG, Pa. - With tears welling, Donald Patterson from Greene Meade Belgians in Waynesburg, Pa.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - George Hunter of Stoneboro, Pa., celebrated a golden anniversary last week. No, it wasn't his wedding anniversary - which, incidentally, he and his wife Evelyn surpassed 13 years ago.

LONDON, Ohio - When tackling a new challenge, getting advice from someone more experienced can be the key to success.

LONDON, Ohio - A few acres of trees may look like a gold mine to some, but it's important to see past the dollar figures when considering a timber harvest.

SALEM, Ohio - A Darke County dairy producer lost her Grade A milk producer license Sept. 28 after allegedly violating Ohio's dairy laws.

LONDON, Ohio - In 1998, there were 33 fish farms in Ohio. And indications are the industry is still growing in the state: The 2005 census of agriculture shows 55 aquaculture enterprises that pump about $3.

MALVERN, Ohio - At the farmers' markets near Akron and Cleveland, customers sometimes approach a couple toting coolers and call out to Rose or Ridge.

LONDON, Ohio - "Are you a Chevy or Ford or Dodge guy?" Eric Barrett asked. Case or John Deere? Pioneer or Seed Consultants? Bounty or Brawny? Handfuls of people perched on bales of straw last week at the Farm Science Review's Small Farm Center started to chatter, knowing their answers to those simple questions made one giant point: Branding works.