Green Ribbon Fairs program to showcase soybean products at 11 fairs
ST. LOUIS — The soybean checkoff's Green Ribbon Fairs program will introduce millions of fair attendees — from both rural and urban areas — to the benefits of soy-based consumer and industrial products.
USDA responds to regulation requests regarding Kentucky bluegrass
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) made available its responses to two separate inquiries regarding the regulation of genetically-engineered (GE) Kentucky bluegrass.
OSU South Centers’ survey asks consumers how they feel about berries
PIKETON, Ohio -- Extension specialists at the Ohio State University South Centers want to know how you feel about fruit -- currants, gooseberries and jostaberries, to be exact.
Wet spring stresses pastures, forages
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rain kept farmers from planting corn and soybeans for several weeks, but the relatively unprecedented precipitation this spring had another significant consequence: pasture and forage stress.
POET gets $105 million DOE loan for cellulosic refinery in Iowa
The U.S. Department of Energy is making a $105 million loan guarantee to POET to support the development of the nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant.
Residual herbicide restrictions likely to affect cover crop planting decisions
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- With interest in cover crops increasing among farmers unable to plant corn because of bad weather, Purdue Extension plant experts say growers should consider herbicide residue restrictions when making planting decisions.
Michigan dairyman tackled Johne’s with focus on calves
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Tackling a problem with Johne's disease taught Jake Fisk that concentrating on the basics can help eliminate the spread of many diseases, not just Johne's.
Proposed rule would enact electronic reporting system for dairy products
WASHINGTON -- The USDA recently issued a proposed rule to amend the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program as required by law.
Ohio firm gets USDA biomass grant
WASHINGTON -- Marginal or abandoned crop ground in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania may find new life in a new crop.
Pennsylvania sets maple syrup record
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's 2011 maple syrup production was a record high -- estimated at 128,000 gallons, up 137 percent from last year's production, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
