Harrison County Fair 2013 youth livestock auction results
As the fair's truck and tractor pulls began warming up, so did the livestock auction.
Penn State ag programs still trying to dig out of hole
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences programs are still reeling from a 19 percent cut in state funding in 2011-12.
Cattle rustlers caught in Tuscarawas-Coshocton County scheme
GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio — The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men in connection with a string of cattle rustling believed to have spanned two years or more.
How to make sure your pesticide spraying does no harm
Recently, pesticide spray drift from different pesticide applications caused damage to field corn on a bordering farm, vegetables in an adjacent backyard, trees and bushes in a nearby state park and vegetation on an adjoining campus.
Rail and waterway systems make or break Ohio’s soy sales
Soybean production generates nearly $3 billion of economic activity in the state.
Gov. Corbett signs law cutting red tape for livestock exhibitors
Changes in the rules for livestock exhibitors mean less paperwork.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 4, 2013:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio —The West Holmes FFA Chapter sent their 2013-2014 Officer Team to Ohio Leadership Camp at Camp Muskingum in Carrollton, Ohio June 15-21.
Members...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 4, 2013:
CANFIELD, Ohio — The Mahoning County Goat Herders met June 10 at the O’Brock’s farm.
Emma Hough gave a first year carting demonstration.
The next meeting...
NOAA says Lake Erie will see ‘significant algal bloom’
This year's bloom is expected to be larger than last year's, but not nearly as large as 2011's near-record bloom.
Gov. Corbett’s budget makes solid investment in agriculture
Governor Tom Corbett signed the 2013-14 state budget, increasing support for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
