Nominees sought for conservation farm family award
COLUMBUS -- Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Conservation Farm Family Awards. The awards program through Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division...
Tracking illnesses linked to imported food
WASHINGTON -- Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, and nearly half of the outbreaks implicated foods...
CDC says majority of dairy-related disease outbreaks linked to raw milk
WASHINGTON -- The rate of outbreaks caused by unpasteurized milk (often called raw milk) and products made from it was 150 times greater than...
Ohio State hosts free webinar series for beekeepers
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Beekeepers in Ohio and other states are invited to attend a free, monthly educational webinar series taught by Ohio State University...
Cold burst has produce farmers assessing damage, hoping for best
Unseasonably warm weather the first couple weeks of March could end up being a curse for some Ohio produce growers.
Nicholson to lead Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association
DELAWARE, Ohio — The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association has announced Tadd Nicholson as its new executive director. In his new role, he...
Well-known Jersey breeder, Harry S. Mykrantz, 1926-2012
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Harry S. Mykrantz, 85, of Wooster, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at the Cleveland Clinic.
He was born November 10, 1926, in...
David Daniels: ‘This gives me a chance to get back to agriculture’
Ohio's new director of agriculture comes from a Highland County cattle and grain farm.
Growth in urban population outpaces rest of nation, Census Bureau reports
WASHINGTON -- The nation's urban population increased by 12.1 percent from 2000 to 2010, outpacing the nation's overall growth rate of 9.7 percent for...
Pa. Ag Secretary George Greig tours Brunton Dairy and gives it a clean bill...
Brunton Dairy, a family-owned dairy farm and processor in Aliquippa, Pa., hosted Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary George Greig and Pa. State Senator Elder Vogel Jr. March 23.
