Survey: Horses are a $23.4 billion industry in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky is home to 242,400 horses and the total value of the state's equine and equine-related assets is estimated at $23.4...
Farm Service Agency announces program updates
WASHINGTON -- The USDA's Farm Service Agency reminds producers that the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the authorization of the Food, Conservation,...
USDA to start MILC payments Feb. 5
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency will issue payments to dairy farmers enrolled in the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program for the September 2012 marketings, beginning Feb. 5.
Utica and Marcellus shale: Landowners seek court ruling on the legality of holding land
Two Jefferson County landowners are seeking a summary judgment in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, on a joint lawsuit they filed last year against the Hess Energy Corporation.
DFA to pay $158.6 million in antitrust settlement
The milk marketing co-op reached a deal on the eve the lawsuit alleging price fixing was set to begin at trial.
OSU researchers working to increase blackberry and raspberry production
Researchers with Ohio State University Extension are in the midst of a multi-year project studying alternative planting methods to help Ohio growers increase the production of two small, increasingly popular fruits that many health experts hail as "superfoods."
NASA finds long-term climate warming trend
NEW YORK — NASA scientists say 2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures....
Invasive fish enters streams feeding Lake Michigan, but so far, so good in the...
MADISON — Invasive species are known for disturbing their new homes. Whether it’s the zebra mussels in the Great Lakes or garlic mustard in...
OPGMA Congress: Ohio Produce Marketing Agreement still gaining support
Ohio produce growers could be just a few months away from having a new state-specific produce marketing agreement.
Cass Scenic Railroad gears up for golden anniversary
CASS, W.Va. -- The world's foremost roster of working Shay locomotives is chugging toward a golden anniversary in 2013.The train line, originally built in...
