Building a horse barn? Start with the right site
Improperly-selected sites promote poor drainage from stalls, water standing in and around the barn and soil erosion around the barn.
32 Ohio counties given disaster designation; Pa., W.Va. and Ky. counties also named
COLUMBUS -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack has designated 10 counties in Ohio as primary agricultural natural disaster areas, due to multiple disasters...
Packing a lunch can really save you
GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Packing, rather than buying lunch can be well worth the effort. Computing the weekly, monthly — or annual — savings...
It might be hard to do this spring, but stay off wet soil to...
COLUMBUS - With a late harvest, a wet fall and slow-melting snow, Ohio farmers may be facing more compaction issues than usual this spring....
We need agricultural technology to feed the world
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- To feed a world population projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, technology that can enhance food production will be...
Ohio’s Cooper Farms begins expansion at cooked meats plant
VAN WERT, OHIO-- Cooper Farms has begun construction on the first phase of a 50,000 square foot expansion at their Cooked Meats Plant.Gary Cooper,...
Farm Bureau not a fan of climate change legislation or regulation
WASHINGTON -- County presidents representing the Ohio Farm Bureau trekked to Capitol Hill this week to get their messages across and make sure legislators...
Co-firing biomass with coal can help Pennsylvania reach energy goal
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Blending biomass into the coal stream that feeds electricity-generation plants offers the opportunity to reduce harmful emissions and create a...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of March 11, 2010
CRESTON, Ohio --Norwayne FFA members competing at an ag sales competition Feb. 22 at Hillsdale High school were Bree Barner, Lydia Hartzler, Ally Mangun,...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 11, 2010
BARNESVILLE, Ohio -- The Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers 4-H group met Feb. 20 at the Main Street United Methodist Church.In addition to the reports,...
