World’s widest horned cow crowned
BARNESVILLE, Ohio -- The Texas Longhorn Marketing Alliance hosted the World Championship Horn Measuring event at the Resistol Arena Complex in Mesquite, Texas, Oct....
Green Vista Farm focuses on good soil, grass-fed beef
Grazing tour makes a stop at Wayne County beef farm, where it's all about the soil and grass.
Test identifies Red Angus who carry marble bone disease
WASHINGTON -- A new test that detects a rare and deadly bone disorder in Red Angus is now available to cattle producers, thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists.
Alka Seltzer remedies wine industry’s heartburn over grape mildew, egg odor
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Alka-Seltzer has been soothing human indigestion and heartburn for years. Now, it's helping out the wine industry. Elemental sulfur is wine's...
Horticulturist suggests creating a backyard trellis for growing grapes
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Good fences make for good neighbors, especially if the fence provides fresh, homegrown fruit every year.
Milkweed editor Pete Hardin says ‘protein and energy’ are the focus of good milk
MOUNT HOPE, Ohio -- Dairy farmers may be selling milk, but it's the quality of protein and energy in the milk — and what...
New Ohio State center will focus on shale energy
COLUMBUS -- In response to the growing need for education and research related to Ohio's developing shale energy industry, The Ohio State University is creating the Ohio State Subsurface Energy Resource Center.
Is there stormy economic weather ahead for U.S. Postal Service?
Can the United States Postal Service survive the modern realities of email, online bill-paying and stiff competition from private delivery companies? Is the U.S. Postal Service terminally outdated?
Penn State offers risk management program for women in farming
Responding to a need for education designed to help women manage business risks and enhance the financial viability of their agricultural operations, Penn State Extension will offer a workshop series to be held at six locations across Pennsylvania.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Sept. 29, 2011:
WATERFORD, Ohio -- The Waterford FFA chapter competed and placed third overall in the Eastern Regional parliamentary procedure contest held Sept. 16 at the...
