Sen. Sherrod Brown: Ohio uniquely situated to benefit from ‘Grow it Here, Make it...
With nearly 130 Ohio companies already producing biobased products, the bill, introduced March 5, would support Ohio's emerging biobased-manufacturing industry and encourage the development and manufacturing of new biobased products.
Farm safety expert urges precautions to limit skid-steer accidents
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In response to a tragic, four-state, two-week series of fatal accidents involving agricultural producers and skid-steer loaders, a farm safety...
Ohio Farmers Market Conference highlights benefits of ‘association’
COLUMBUS -- As the growth in farmers markets continues across the nation, Ohio producers can relish the fact they have a state farmers market...
Ohio Farm Bureau county leaders take estate tax message to Hill. Again
WASHINGTON — During their annual trip to Capitol Hill March 5-7, Ohio Farm Bureau presidents were relentless in their efforts to tell legislators just...
Snake handler: Lake Erie researcher Kristin Stanford earns wildlife diversity award
Lake Erie researcher Kristin Stanford recently won the 2012 Wildlife Diversity Conservation Award at this year’s Wildlife Diversity Conference in Columbus. Now an outreach and education coordinator at the Stone Laboratory, in 2006 she drew the attention of a national audience when she appeared on Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe.
Pioneer announces new corn research center in Urbana
PLAIN CITY, Ohio — If you want to know what a product can do for your farm, there’s no better way to find out...
Phony tax refund scheme targets seniors
WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service is warning senior citizens and other taxpayers to beware of an emerging scheme tempting them to file tax...
Ohio State Fair makes changes to beef show
Bill Tom, of Spring Valley, Ohio, has been named director for the Ohio State Fair beef department.
Book addresses Midwest cow-calf management issues
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A book written by a team composed predominantly of Purdue Extension specialists provides management advice for an agricultural sector that...
When applying ag nurtrients, seek and follow advice
More coverage from the Conservation Tillage & Tech. Conference: Farmers encouraged to team-up with certified crop advisers.
