Legislation for West Virginia veterans ag program looks promising
A bill introduced into the West Virginia Senate and a companion bill in the House is designed to give a helping hand to veterans who want to farm.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 20, 2014:
WEST SALEM, Ohio — Northwestern FFA members competed in the district 3 ag sales and job interview contests at Northwestern High School.
The ag sales...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 20, 2014:
BURTON, Ohio —The Geauga Caprine Kids 4-H club invites any young person to come join us for our 2014 club year.
Geauga Caprine Kids is...
Columbiana County Fair board receives $300,000 for grandstand
A local foundation's $300,000 gift will name the new grandstand at Columbiana County Fair.
NRCS accepting easement applications for floodplains hit by Hurricane Sandy
HARRISBURG, PA. —The U.S. Department of Agriculture will accept applications for easements from landowners who want to enroll floodplains impacted by Hurricane Sandy in...
FDA will revise produce safety rules, hold additional comment period
New food safety rules to be revised and announced by early summer.
Five agri-stories you should read today 2-19-2014
Today's must-read stories touch on GMOs, the new farm bill, our ancestors' taste for dairy, and an old agriculture law in Virgina that is causing some dog owners to cry 'fowl'.
Traffic on the river is moving, but slow
Grain barges are moving through the Ohio River system, but they face weather-triggered delays.
Five agri-stories you should read today (2/18)
Several of today's stories are curious. Silicon Valley is planning more investment into agriculture, one project is watering tomatoes with seawater and one Texas town is preventing forest fires with goats.
Marcellus shale: Chesapeake comes under fire for extra post-production costs
Chesapeake Energy is under scrutiny by top Pennsylvania officials, after Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett sent a letter to Chesapeake about its business practices involving royalties.
