Ohio Farm Bureau honors Dave Brandt, Bill Diley and Steve Maurer with top award
COLUMBUS -- Three leaders in Ohio agriculture received the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's Distinguished Service Awards Nov. 29 during the group's annual meeting.
The honorees...
2013 ag outlook includes farm bill, food price issues
Economists, ag policy experts take a look at where the new year is headed and where 2012 will end.
Winter solstice marks shortest day of the year
NEW YORK -- As people are running to complete holiday errands they may forget the winter solstice takes place this time of year.
The winter...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich seeks Ohio Farm Bureau support on tax reform
Speaking to the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting Nov. 29, Ohio Gov. John Kasich asked the farm group's support of his tax reform measures, saying the severance tax was so low it was "ridiculous."
Want better employees? Get someone else to rate them
TORONTO -- Businesses will get more accurate assessments of potential and current employees if they do away with self-rated personality tests and ask those...
Autistic youth gravitate toward certain college majors
ST. LOUIS -- It's a popularly held belief that individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gravitate toward STEM majors in college (science, technology,...
Farmers: Take online courses!
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Poultry and vegetable production, business and financial planning and recordkeeping online courses all start in January. The courses are from the...
Webcast to focus on biofilters
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center will host a webcast Dec. 7, focusing on biofilters.
Biofilters have been getting attention...
Grange leader: Elected officials need to be more fiscally responsible
BOISE, Idaho -- National Grange President Ed Luttrell outlined "four fundamental truths" he says elected officials need to follow to move America away from...
Social media for ag business
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The use of social media has become an increasingly important way to enhance a farm or food business' marketing activities,...
