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Marlington begins program to offer healthier lunch options

ALLIANCE, Ohio — Marlington Local Schools and the Farm to School program have partnered to help bring fresh produce for students at Marlboro Elementary. The district will be utilizing $3,500 in grant funding from the Ohio Department of Education to install a salad bar in the school, which will be stocked with fresh, local produce. [...]

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Spring is the time to take action against bagworms

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Right now is a good time to take action to control bagworms, according to Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist with University of Missouri Extension. Life cycle Bagworms are actually the larvae of a moth. The larvae cover their bodies with a protective layer of plant parts. In the fall, the larvae pupate within [...]

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Pa. adds 18 farms, 1,493 acres to preservation program

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board recently protected 1,493 additional acres on 18 farms in 12 counties from development through the state’s nationally renowned farmland preservation program. The board preserved farms in Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Greene, Lancaster, Monroe, Northampton, Northumberland and Pike counties. Western Pa. farm In western Pennsylvania, the [...]

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W. Va. to host natural gas conference

CHARLESTON, W. VA. — Hundreds of natural gas and automotive industry professionals from across the nation are expected to attend the inaugural Appalachian Basin NGV Expo and Conference, taking place May 13-15 at the Charleston Civic Center in West Virginia. Hosted by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association, [...]

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Remlinger plans to expand, add space

KALIDA, Ohio — Remlinger Manufacturing announces its plans to expand with the addition of 44,000 square feet of manufacturing space at its Kalida, Ohio facility. Plans The new space will be used for production by all of Remlinger’s three divisions. The agricultural division designs and manufactures farm equipment including harrows, pull type implements, strip till, [...]

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Spring is the time to take action against bagworms

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Right now is a good time to take action to control bagworms, according to Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist with University of Missouri Extension. Life cycle Bagworms are actually the larvae of a moth. The larvae cover their bodies with a protective layer of plant parts.In the fall, the larvae pupate within the [...]

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Bayer CropScience and Monsanto enter into cross-licensing agreements

ST. LOUIS, Mo. —Bayer CropScience and Monsanto Co. have entered into a series of licensing agreements for next-generation and enabling technologies in the field of plant biotechnology that will provide new options and choices for farmers. Monsanto will provide Bayer CropScience with a royalty-bearing license to Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield and Genuity Roundup Ready [...]

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Ohio’s District 3 Holstein club marks 40th annual meeting

Harrison County’s Allison Dawson was crowned as the District 3 Holstein Queen.

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New tool promises private photo sharing

LOS ANGELES — In the next five minutes, roughly a half-million photos will be shared online. Embarrassing or not, many are only intended for a certain audience — family, or friends maybe — not the whole world. And yet, relatively few will be encrypted, leaving them vulnerable to simple data harvesting. Thanks to a new [...]

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Ohio Poultry Association honors individuals, farms for dedication

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Poultry Association honored its 2013 award recipients April 5 at the organization’s annual banquet in Columbus. These awards recognize businesses, farms and individuals who have made significant contributions to Ohio’s egg, chicken and turkey sectors. Awards and recipients at the 28th Annual Banquet included: Industry Partner Award: Ohio Soybean Council. The [...]

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