Monthly Archives: September 2012
Ohio farm markets get share of $9 million
CLEVELAND -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture released more than $9 million in grants to organizations across 39 states bolster the connection between farmers...
Pressure on dairy farms will continue into 2013
Milk prices will remain steady to higher in last few months of 2012.
Vilsack’s buzzword at Farm Science Review: Innovation, innovation, innovation
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack: Ag innovation gave us food security.
New blueberry varieties are a hit
WASHINGTON -- That interesting shrub growing in a neighbor's front yard may actually be exactly what you think it is -- a somewhat unusual...
Drought of 2012 likely to affect herbicide, nutrient carryover into spring
LONDON, Ohio -- The record-setting drought of 2012 has finally let up for much of Ohio -- with steady rain events the last couple...
McPheron and Moser: Ohio State ag deans say hello and goodbye
Retiring Ohio State University ag college dean, Dr. Bobby Moser, said his farewells to a crowd of approximately 650 people during theFarm Science Review Sept. 18. And incoming dean, Dr. Bruce McPheron, who takes the post Nov. 1, offered his first greetings.
Barbara Christ named interim ag dean at Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Barbara Christ, senior associate dean and professor at Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named interim dean of...
Climate change and agriculture: What can farmers, policymakers do?
Options include doing nothing, increasing no-till, cover crops, and policy that would encourage limits on emissions and carbon credit trading.
ATI to dedicate new beef cattle handling facility
WOOSTER, Ohio — The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI) will dedicate its new beef cattle handling facility from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m....
Ohio beef producers to vote on increase for state checkoff
If successful, the beef checkoff in Ohio would increase from $1 to $2. The national checkoff would be unchanged.
