USDA confirms bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, in California dairy cow
(Editor's note: The following is a statement by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford regarding a detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in California....
Work continuing on shale well pad as case makes way through federal court
Some landowners in Darlington Township are not the only people upset with some of the tactics used by Chesapeake Exploration. Now the township supervisors are not happy.
Study suggests shale-gas development causing rapid landscape change
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the Marcellus natural gas play unfolds in Pennsylvania, several trends are becoming increasingly clear, according to Penn State researchers.First,...
Michigan’s stance on feral swine hurts small, family farms
EditorYou recently printed an article on invasive feral swine This article fails to present the whole story. So-called game ranchers and disease are...
OSU Extension offers weekly garden newsletter
COLUMBUS -- The Buckeye Yard and Garden Line, a weekly newsletter known as BYGL (pronounced "beagle"), is now available again.The newsletter is written by...
Farmers: Conservation practices preserve soil, save money
Applying nutrients sub-surface and adopting no-till also has shown promise in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Long-time Farm and Dairy columnist Janie Jenkins dies
Janie Jenkins died April 18. She will be long remembered for penning her column, On my mind at the Farm and Dairy.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 19, 2012:
BURTON, Ohio -- The Breeders and Feeders 4-H club held its last meeting March 25. Poultry orders were turned in and they went over...
Selecting the best optics, by the numbers
The spring migration of birds is a good time to buy or upgrade binoculars. That's why I wrote a brief primer on binoculars about...
EPA issues air pollution standards for oil and natural gas production
Half of fractured wells already deploy technologies in line with final standards, which slash emissions.
