A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Dec. 20, 2012:
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. -- The Ridge Runners 4-H club met at the Roberts Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Dec. 15 for its annual pizza/Christmas party and...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 20, 2012:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- West Holmes FFA held its annual meeting Dec. 10 at the high school. In new business, members voted to hold officer...
America has avoided driving off the fiscal cliff in the past
Editor:We are reminded several times daily that a fiscal cliff looms threateningly in our future. There are two opposing views about the way to...
U.S. meat exporters still optimistic
WASHINGTON -- With exports of both U.S. beef and U.S. pork to South Korea being lower than in 2011, some observers may question whether...
ODNR approves funding for more than 100 outdoor recreation projects
COLUMBUS -- State and federal grants awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Office of Real Estate will fund 105 community-based projects.
Funding from...
U.S. farmland values continue to rise, Ohio up 13.6 percent
Land prices post significant increases again, and show no signs of reversing.
Pennsylvania preserves nearly 2,100 acres of farmland
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's Agricultural Land Preservation Board recently safeguarded 2,064 additional acres on 22 farms in 17 counties through the state's nationally renowned...
Tv series “Farm Kings” is renewed for a second season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — GAC’s hit television series Farm Kings has been renewed for a second season. The Kings of Pittsburgh — a farming family of...
Cornell study links fracking fluid with illness in livestock; other side says no
A Cornell University study by a veterinarian and a professor of molecular medicine suggests a link may exist between fracking and illness in food animals.
Utica shale: Two more landowners file lawsuit against the Oxford Oil Company
Curtis R. Hallstrom and Susan M. Hallstrom, of Barnesville, have filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against the Oxford Oil Company in Zanesville, Ohio.
The Hallstroms own approximately 150 acres in Belmont County.
