HARRISBURG, Pa. — Out-of-state firewood producers now have two additional treatment options for exempting their firewood products from a quarantine meant to keep harmful invasive species from entering Pennsylvania: heat treatment and fumigation.
The 2007 firewood quarantine was issued to prevent the spread of exotic invasive species like the Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash borer, Sirex […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a lower court acted hastily and incorrectly by banning the cultivation of biotech alfalfa despite extensive scientific evidence documenting the safety of the crop.
A coalition of agricultural organizations filed on March 8 a joint friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in […]
Forensic audit into the Ohio Farmers Union shows additional monetary losses.
NORTH STRABANE, Pa. — A draft horse was rescued Feb. 16 by a caring group of firefighters in North Strabane and Peters Township.
UPDATE: As of Feb. 17, the horse is doing fine and his core body temperature was close to normal within the hour of the rescue.
Details:The details are still sketchy as to what happened […]
The constitutional amendment proposed by the group, Ohioans for Humane Farms, moves closer to ballot.
Settlements have been reached between Witmer’s Feed and Grain, Inc., an ex-employee and three other defendants. However, the details are not being released.
Proposed legislation calls for $500,000 to be raised through an assessment on bulk feed.
New program to expand livestock marketing opportunities for cattle farmers.
ATHENS, Ohio — Innovative Farmers of Ohio is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting an agriculture that preserves and strengthens the economic, social, and environmental well-being of Ohio’s farms. To that end, every year it holds annual meeting where significant subjects reflecting their mission are presented.
Conference offerings
This year on March 5 and 6 in Athens, […]
Quarantine now extends to 67 Ohio counties
