Poison hemlock: Prolific weed chokes plants, and can kill livestock
Poison hemlock is a weed that livestock owners cannot afford to ignore because all parts of this plant including leaves, stems and roots are poisonous when ingested.
Tractors exempt from Pa. road regs, but not farm trucks
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- It looks like farm tractors will be exempt from the new motor carrier regulations being revised in Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania's Independent Regulatory Review...
ODNR reports no new drilling permits in first week of April
Industry watchers say fewer drilling applications are not unexpected, in wake of lower oil and gas prices.
USDA report: Corn yield average 160 bushels/acre
U.S. corn growers remain on track for a record high 14.0 billion bushel production year, according to the USDA.
Pa. performance tested bull sale totals $265,700
Producers sold 93 Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Shorthorn, Red Angus, Simmental and crossbred bulls. The bulls averaged $2,857 per head.
Birdsong Farm: Community, environment are top priorities
In Hiram, Ohio, Birdsong Farm owner, Matt Herbruck, says: “I realized I needed to do a job I felt good about at the end of the day."
Fruit, produce growers tour White House Fruit Farm, McMaster Farms
Hot button issues of food safety and local foods draw 250 growers to annual Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association summer tour. (And healthy grower curiosity doesn't hurt either!)
Eliminating GMOs would raise food prices
If there was a ban on GMO crops in the US, consumers could expect food prices to rise 1-2 percent per year, and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
Ag-Pro acquires JD Equipment
Ag-Pro, Ohio, a subsidiary of Ag-Pro Companies has purchased Ohio-based JD Equipment, adding the dealership's 10 John Deere locations in Ohio and northern Kentucky.
Scout soybeans for downy mildew: If you have it, it’s there to stay
Ohio State expert: Conditions could not be more perfect for downy mildew and other late season soybean diseases.
