Dump your milk: California dairymen say two-day dump would help market
California milk producers trying to increase market prices are encouraging dairymen to dump their milk May 31 and June 1.
Ohio studies livestock care ballot initiative
SALEM, Ohio -- Lawmakers are considering an amendment to Ohio's constitution that will create and enforce guidelines for proper care of livestock and poultry....
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.
Ohio budget: Shale gas industry may feel hit if governor’s severance tax enacted
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is proposing cuts in the state income tax in his next budget, but that could mean an increase in the severance tax, sales tax and cigarette taxes.
El Nino: Is 2014 the new 1997?
On May 8, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction forecasted a 65 percent chance of El Nino developing during the summer of 2014.
Ohio couple files arbitration complaint against Chesapeake Energy over unpaid royalties
A complaint, filed by Ronald and Joetta Hale, of Lisbon, Ohio, alleges Chesapeake Energy Corp. and others have underpaid oil and gas royalties to the tune of $9 million.
Rare swine breeds: Are heritage hogs the next niche market?
PITTSBORO, N.C. -- In the world of local niche foods, raising heritage livestock is becoming just as popular as growing heirloom fruits and vegetables.
Bale out: Ohioan invents a better way — the Kuhns Hay Accumulator system
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- That old saying about necessity being the mother of all invention? It's true, you know. Just ask Kenny Kuhns.The Trumbull County,...
Nine common myths about wind energy
There are lots of myths that some people have about wind energy and its potential.
Tariff concerns stir up grain markets
Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets as prices adjust to President Trump's tariffs on goods out of China, and looming tariffs on Canada and Mexico.