People today do not need to live in fear of pesticides
Editor: I am currently a student at Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and I wanted to shed light on a...
Reader: Educate yourself and start saving our society now
Editor: Watch out America; there is a funeral coming for the American dream. Our children won't be better off financially than us. We've reached...
Reader cites dangers starting with the SB 310 passage
Editor: Now that the registration of animals has passed, the danger of this bill has started. One group -- the ODNR -- stated you...
Sweet diesel: Discovery resurrects process to convert sugar directly to diesel
BERKELEY, Calif. -- A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel to replace...
How do birds survive cold winter nights?
My bird feeders have been busy this week, and as I watch the nonstop feeding frenzy, I marvel at how birds as tiny as...
Farming plus consulting = connections for John Buck
He manages a well-kept, 700-acre grain farm in Ohio’s Marion County. But the profession for which John Buck is best known is helping other farmers and businesses.
Pigs look healthy but test positive for flu at fairs
More than 80 percent of pigs that tested positive for influenza A virus at Ohio county fairs between 2009 and 2011 showed no signs of illness, according to a new study.
Election’s over, now what about farm bill?
Predictions include a short-term extension of the expired bill, or approval of a new, long-term bill.
Ohio is the new home of rare boreal songbirds
Everyone knows what an eruption is. When a volcano blows its top and spews ash and lava from the cone, that's an eruption on...
Majority of full-time workers seek new job opportunities regularly
CHICAGO -- Having instant access to so many digital resources has turned today's workers into perpetual job seekers, according to a new study by...
