Feeding pigs for less
Results of a preliminary experiment conducted at the University of Illinois indicate that it may be possible to select pigs that can make efficient use of energy in less expensive feed ingredients, thus reducing diet costs.
Mobile app puts pest and plant disease information right in your hand
IPMPro will streamline pest management decision-making and employee training and will make complying with state pesticide recordkeeping regulations easy.
Humphrey Farm still popping in Huron County, and across Ohio
The Stackhouse family has been managing the farm Humphrey Co. popcorn farm for more than 80 years.
Tomato genome gets fully sequenced
For the first time, the genome of the tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, has been decoded, an important step toward improving yield, nutrition, disease resistance, taste and color of the tomato and other crops.
Manchester Farms Pennsylvania farm spans 213 years
Historic western Pa. farm fighting to survive, surrounded by longwall mining.
Can Ohio avoid the ‘bust’ after the shale gas boom?
Only good planning for the Utica shale gas boom by Buckeye State leaders can avoid the 'natural resources curse' that was witnessed after the state's coal heyday.
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy puts brakes on sale of its water to drillers
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has halted water sales to the oil and gas industry until the conservancy district can update its water supply policy.
‘Meat glue’ issue involves wide misunderstanding, expert contends
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The sticking point when it comes to the current furor over the use of products given the unappetizing name “meat...
Kasich signs Ohio’s ‘dangerous wild animal bill,’ creating new restrictions
Law seeks to regulate private ownership of exotic animals and protect public and animal security.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 7, 2012:
SALINEVILLE, Ohio -- The Southern Local FFA chapter attended the 84th state FFA convention in Columbus May 3 and 4. Twenty members visited the...
