Dairy expertise attracts Colombian company to upstate New York
By Stacey Shackford
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell's dairy expertise has helped convince a Colombian dairy company to locate its first North American plant in western...
Rare plant is a blooming miracle
COLUMBUS -- Joan Leonard, Ohio State University Biological Sciences greenhouse coordinator, is about to have a very large baby. It already weighs more than...
United Local’s bond issue: Clearing up misconceptions
Editor:United Local school district residents have the opportunity to vote May 3 on a 3.92 mill bond issue for $9.75 million. If approved, United...
New fruit pest threatens Pa. growers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Grapes, berries and tree fruit may be threatened if a new pest makes its way into Pennsylvania this year, Penn...
International Raw Milk Symposium May 7 in Minnesota
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- The increase in raw milk consumption -- according to Center for Disease Control statistics, at least 10 million Americans now...
Complaining won’t get the job done
Editor:
Quite recently, I read that politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.Have you ever wondered,...
Despite higher prices, farmers manage to add more owned and rented ground
COLUMBUS — While there’s no end in sight to strong farmland prices and rental rates, farmers don’t seem to be overextending.“Prices are sky high...
Are organic foods healthier or is it just the ‘halo effect’?
BETHESDA, Md. -- If cookies are "organic," they should be better for you, right? And worth more money, right?Jenny Wan-chen Lee, a graduate student...
Sure would be nice to have apples in the back yard
URBANA, Ill. -- That backyard orchard you were dreaming of? You might not be able to plant as many trees as you planned.For most...
Bats’ pest-control services worth billions to U.S. farmers
Bat declines in the Northeast, the region most severely affected by white-nose syndrome so far, have exceeded 70 percent.
