Marcellus and Utica shale: Production nearly doubles in Ohio
With the increase in horizontal Utica shale wells coming online, production has nearly doubled in Ohio.
New research suggests a solution to student loan crisis
As America’s student debt crisis continues to worsen, researchers at the University of Michigan and Elon University believe they have a solution — let the federal government, rather than private banks, handle student loans.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 3, 2014:
BURTON, Ohio — Geauga County 4-H’ers and advisers participated in the 2014 Farm to Plate 4-H field trip recently. This year’s trip was based...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 3, 2014:
ASHLAND, Ohio — This summer has been very busy for the Crestview FFA Chapter. Members have been involved with FFA Camp Muskingum and test...
Roush wins race for Penn State ag dean position
Richard Roush has been named dean of Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences following a two-year search.
Superbugs and antibiotic resistance: the facts
The subject of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and poultry is complicated, frightening and easily sensationalized, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Flooding a problem for Ohio farmers
Heavy rains through June became too much for many farms.
Pennsylvania farm buildings tell the story of the state’s agricultural history
The rustic beauty of Pennsylvania’s farmhouses, barns and outbuildings often strikes motorists traveling the highways that crisscross the rural heartland of the state, but few people realize the stories these buildings can tell us about the past — and maybe the future — of agriculture.
Keep kids off your lap if you’re mowing!
As many as 7,000 children younger than 16 are injured in lawn mower accidents in the United States every year.
Peterson is new Ohio State Fair choir director
Many stories, one voice: New state fair choir director will train about 200 members.
