Morning Dew Orchards: A blend of new technology and old methods keeps it...
Doug Woolf has expanded the farm’s crops, and now Morning Dew Orchards produces 33 varieties of apples, many of which commercial orchards don’t grow anymore.
$1 million lawsuit filed by Carroll County farming family over gas lease
CARROLLTON, Ohio — A Carroll County family farm has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Chesapeake Exploration and is seeking a temporary restraining...
Ethanol is still out there, but production is slowing
Production of corn-based ethanol is expected to reach peak annual use of corn at 5.6 billion bushels in 2014-15.
Energy-dense biofuel from cellulose close to being economical
A new Purdue University-developed process for creating biofuels has shown potential to be cost-effective for production scale, opening the door for moving beyond the laboratory setting.
Farm to Fork: Pa. teen starts beef cattle enterprise with a market for next...
A Pennsylvania teen is starting his own beef enterprise, and has locked in a 10-year market at nearby Grove City College through Bon Appetit's Farm to Fork program.
Progress: Smartphone apps for weed control
Mobile app puts power of reporting invasive weed spread in hands of everyone.
Pork industry creates a ‘certified swine manager’ program, curriculum
A new Certified Swine Manager program is being introduced this fall to take pork producers to the next level in professionalism.
Student welders can register to compete at Empire Farm Days
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. -- Students interested in competing in the New York State FFA welding contest at Empire Farm Days are encouraged to preregister...
Food isn’t the only resource we need to worry about
Examples of how water use can be managed successfully to feed a growing world population can be found in locations as diverse as Nebraska and India, but there's no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges ahead, said the director of the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska.
Goat meat is in high demand
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WOOSTER, Ohio -- Meat goat producers like Marty...
