Kurt Mallett — Dec. 28, 2011
Kurt Mallett shot this 21-point buck with a crossbow on his grandfather's farm in southeast Ohio. It has a 226-inch gross score.
W.Va. offering free farm nutrient plans as result of Chesapeake Bay regulations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is offering free nutrient management planning services to farmers.
NCGA announces winners of 2011 National Corn Yield Contest
ST. LOUIS -- Advanced production techniques, informed growing practices and improved seed varieties helped corn growers achieve high yields in the National Corn Growers Association 2011 National Corn Yield Contest.
Ohio 4-H alum makes his mark internationally
Ohio 4-H alum makes mark internationallyCOLUMBUS -- David O'Brock grew up at the edge of North Benton, a small town in northeast Ohio near...
Marcellus and Utica shale gas may bring fewer jobs than thought
COLUMBUS -- A recent industry-funded study estimating that development of shale natural gas and oil could create or support 200,000 jobs in Ohio greatly overestimates the economic impact of the industry, according to a new Ohio State University analysis.
Ohio potato production down 30% from 2010
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio's fall potato production is forecast at 425 thousand cwt., down 30 percent from last year, according to the Ohio office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Home study courses available for livestock producers through Penn State Extension
BEDFORD, Pa. -- Are you looking for more information to help make your livestock enterprise more profitable? Penn State Extension will be offering three Extension Home Study Courses this winter, beginning Feb. 1, 2012.
Pa. Farm Show opens barn doors Jan. 7
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show will run Jan. 7-14 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.
Mentor Library, Garfield site team up to present Civil War speaker series
MENTOR, Ohio -- James A. Garfield National Historic Site and the Mentor Public Library have announced a new partnership for 2012. The two will collaborate to present a lunchtime speaker series on major battles of the Civil War.
Preservation board protects additional 2,331 acres of Pa. farmland
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board today voted to preserve 2,331 additional acres on 21 farms in 17 counties through...
