Fate of 2012 farm bill remains mystery
WASHINGTON -- The future of 2012 farm bill is unknown, after the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often called the super committee, failed...
John Deere wins Swedish Steel Prize
Deere & Company (John Deere), Moline, Ill., received this year's Swedish Steel Prize, presented by international steel producer SSAB.
Benefits of industry collaboration shared at dairy checkoff meeting
SAN DIEGO -- The dairy checkoff's strategy of working with food and dairy industry partners is helping to "navigate a new course" for dairy...
Ohio, Pa., and N.Y. counties gain disaster status; farmers eligible for aid
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Erie County, Pa., as a natural disaster area due to excessive rain that occurred between...
Claas sets world record for wheat harvest
CLAAS achieved a new world record for the most wheat harvested in eight hours by harvesting more than 24,832 bushels of wheat.
LETTER: Animal owners have to get involved
Do we have to wait for the governor to pass laws on how we raise and care for our birds and animals?
Grant funds stormwater management collaborative in Lake Erie basin
HURON, Ohio -- An $821,000 grant to fund a project to develop incentives for effective stormwater management in Ohio's Lake Erie basin was recently...
Kudzu presents problems, not yet running rampant in the North
COLUMBUS -- An invasive species synonymous with the South has taken root in the Eastern Corn Belt, but according to Ohio State University Extension field crop pathologist Anne Dorrance, kudzu doesn't yet present quite the headaches for farmers above the Mason-Dixon Line as it has below.
Abraham Lincoln makes appearance at Wayne SWCD annual meeting
WOOSTER, Ohio -- It was fitting that the man who signed the proclamation for the first official Thanksgiving and established the U.S. Department of Agriculture was on hand help celebrate agriculture and conservation at the 2011 Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District annual meeting.
Park Service awards battlefield acquisition grants
WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service has awarded more than $1.4 million in grants to help with land acquisition at five Civil War battlefields.
