Illinois researchers discover potential new virus in switchgrass
URBANA – University of Illinois researchers have confirmed the first report of a potential new virus belonging to the genus Marafivirus in switchgrass, a...
A developing issue: Water management, infrastructure needed for Marcellus gas production
Editor's Note: The Farm and Dairy published a three-part series on Marcellus Shale earlier this fall. Follow these links for more information: Can a...
Early harvest allows rare opportunity for fall fertilizing
COLUMBUS -- With corn and soybean harvest ahead of schedule in Ohio, farmers are encouraged to make their fertilizer applications now."This is a rare...
Landoll Corporation Acquires Brillion Farm Equipment
MARYVILLE, KS — Landoll Corporation, one of North America’s leading manufacturers of agricultural equipment and specialized products that serve the industries of transportation, material...
Customers willing to pay more for locally-produced food at restaurants
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Not only are restaurant patrons willing to pay more for meals prepared with produce and meat from local providers, the...
VA to pay benefits for new Agent Orange claims
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun distributing disability benefits to Vietnam Veterans who qualify for compensation under recently liberalized rules for...
Temple Grandin to speak at OSU’s animal welfare symposium
Nov. 30 COLUMBUS -- The second annual Ohio State University Animal Welfare Symposium will be held Nov. 30 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm...
Portion of the film Unstoppable shot in Ohio thanks to state’s tax credit
COLUMBUS -- Parts of the Twentieth Century Fox blockbuster movie Unstoppable, starring Denzel Washington, was filmed in Ohio using the state's Motion Picture Tax...
Farm Bureau: Proposed regulations on wood boilers in N.Y. are impractical
By DARRIN YOUKERContributing WriterNEW YORK -- Owners of outdoor wood boilers in New York caught a break in late October as state officials held...
Researchers unearth ancient garden
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Researchers at Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with Heidelberg University in Germany, have uncovered an ancient royal garden at the...