Registration is now open for the 2012 Small Farms Summit
WARSAW, N.Y. -- The Cornell Small Farms Program is hosting its statewide Small Farms Summit from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 29.
Plans set for 2012 Ohio Spring Dairy Expo
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Purebred Dairy Cattle Association has completed plans for the annual 2012 Ohio Spring Dairy Expo. It is scheduled for March 29-31 at the Ohio Exposition Center in Columbus.
Stronger corn? Take it off steroids, make it all female, researcher says
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University researcher has taken corn off steroids and found that the results might lead to improvements in that and other crops.
LETTER: Ohio farmers don’t need more government assistance
The government pays thousands of people to "help" the farmer. Just how do these government organizations help us farmers?
LETTER: Coming election will determine fate of this country
The United States government borrows trillions of dollars from China, which will some day need to be paid back by our children or grandchildren, with interest.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 2, 2012:
DAMASCUS, Ohio --The Circle 62 4-H Club elected officers at their meeting Jan. 14. The president is Joey Hollback; vice president is James Kataro;...
Mending the mines: Striking a balance, making a difference
With more funding to work with, Ohio officials expect big year for mine reclamation.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 2, 2012:
CONGRESS, Ohio -- The Northwestern FFA chapter had a successful citrus fruit sale last fall, and spring's sausage sale is looking good. The whole...
Labor department backpedals on child labor regs governing farming
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced Feb. 1 it will "re-propose" the portion of its regulation on child...
Pesticide-resistant weeds threaten Pa.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The challenge of weeds that have become resistant to glyphosate -- the active ingredient in Round-Up herbicide -- has become an evolving national threat, with new challenges emerging and spreading annually.
