Invasive plants workshop planned in Belmont
BELMONT, Ohio — A workshop on invasive plants and trees will be held Nov. 4 at Bark Camp State Park in Belmont.
Cattlemen express discontent to congressman over GIPSA proposal
SUMMITVILLE, Ohio -- A small group of cattlemen recently gathered around a table on a farm in southern Columbiana County to share their version of the state of the cattle industry and the rules proposed by GIPSA with U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson.
Deja vu in the fields
The rain is back just in time for harvest, and so is the mud and the madness.
Summitcrest Farm files lawsuit against Chesapeake and Eric Petroleum Corp.
SUMMITVILLE, Ohio -- Summitcrest Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Eric Petroleum Corp., Chesapeake Exploration LLC and Ohio Buckeye Energy LLC in Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas.
Weather, Wall Street affecting agricultural commodity prices
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Recent weeks have been bad for agricultural commodity producers, with falling prices impacting Pennsylvania's farmers. An economist in Penn State's...
28 injured in Erie County hayride accident, driver believed intoxicated
Photo courtesy of Sandusky Register
SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Some 28 people were injured in a hayride accident that occurred the night of Oct. 22 in...
Penn State publication gives solutions to roaches, bed bugs and other pests
A new publication from Penn State Extension, Common Urban Pests: Identification, Prevention and Control, encourages homeowners to use integrated pest management, or IPM, techniques to control pest-related problems.
Video series documents work of veterinarians
MADISON, N.J. -- Five livestock veterinarians and about 20 of their client farms in four states volunteered to be filmed for a new video series, to give consumers a personal and up-close view of responsible livestock farming in the U.S.
U.S., Canada and Mexico team up to improve consumer product safety
BETHESDA, Md. -- Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Health Canada and the Consumer Protection Federal Agency of the United Mexican States concluded a first-of-its-kind consumer product safety summit that was aimed at strengthening the protections for children and consumers throughout North America.
Researchers create app that IDs birds by chirps
Even the most experienced birders have trouble matching more than a handful of songs with species, but by melding his background in our feathered friends, teaching and genetics, Mark Berres may have answered the prayers of bird-watchers, researchers and even the most casual naturalist.
