Top trainer and instructor to teach winning ways clinic in March
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Art O’Brien, leading equine trainer, instructor and exhibitor, will provide detailed riding and showing instruction at the 25th annual Winning Ways...
House Committe on Agriculture hears proposals from dairy industry coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Dairy Policy Action Coalition, a nationwide, farmer-led grassroots voice, met Jan. 25 with leadership and professional staff of the House...
Summit County urban farming initiative seeks participants
AKRON, Ohio -- OSU Extension in Summit County, in partnership with the Summit Food Policy Coalition, announces the 2011 Summit Urban Farming Initiative training...
Beekeeping workshop set for Wooster
WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University Extension and the Tri-County Beekeepers Association of Northeastern Ohio will hold the 33rd annual Spring Beekeeping Workshop the evening of March 4, and all day March 5 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s (OARDC) Wooster campus.
Study: Consumers value safer food more than current analyses suggest
COLUMBUS -- Government regulators could more realistically assess the value of improving food safety if they considered that consumers typically want to avoid getting...
New Syngenta corn trait touted as way to make ethanol more efficiently; USDA gives...
Syngenta's Enogen corn amylase trait is the first genetically modified output trait in corn for the ethanol industry. The grain will be produced only by corn growers under contract with a licensed ethanol plant.
Volunteers with dogs sought for new park program
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- Cuyahoga Valley National Park is recruiting volunteers and their dogs to serve in a new volunteer group, Paw Patrol. Volunteers will...
OLCSB advances more standards, could reach milestone by spring
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board advanced four more sets of rules to public comments through the state’s e-notification system during...
Plans set for Maple Sugaring days at Hale Farm
Museum blends agriculture and history with science at its Maple Sugar Festival.
Probing question: Are cell phones safe or could they relaying carcinogens?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An estimated 5 billion people around the world hold cell phones up to their ears nearly every day. Many of...
