Ohio 4-H alum makes his mark internationally
Ohio 4-H alum makes mark internationallyCOLUMBUS -- David O'Brock grew up at the edge of North Benton, a small town in northeast Ohio near...
Marcellus and Utica shale gas may bring fewer jobs than thought
COLUMBUS -- A recent industry-funded study estimating that development of shale natural gas and oil could create or support 200,000 jobs in Ohio greatly overestimates the economic impact of the industry, according to a new Ohio State University analysis.
Ohio potato production down 30% from 2010
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio's fall potato production is forecast at 425 thousand cwt., down 30 percent from last year, according to the Ohio office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Home study courses available for livestock producers through Penn State Extension
BEDFORD, Pa. -- Are you looking for more information to help make your livestock enterprise more profitable? Penn State Extension will be offering three Extension Home Study Courses this winter, beginning Feb. 1, 2012.
Pa. Farm Show opens barn doors Jan. 7
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show will run Jan. 7-14 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.
Mentor Library, Garfield site team up to present Civil War speaker series
MENTOR, Ohio -- James A. Garfield National Historic Site and the Mentor Public Library have announced a new partnership for 2012. The two will collaborate to present a lunchtime speaker series on major battles of the Civil War.
Preservation board protects additional 2,331 acres of Pa. farmland
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board today voted to preserve 2,331 additional acres on 21 farms in 17 counties through...
Failure to file 1099 tax forms could be problem for farmers in 2012
SALEM, Ohio — If you are a farmer and want to write off the cost of the custom hay baling you had done this...
Ohio wins Race to the Top early childhood grant
COLUMBUS -- Ohio will launch a comprehensive campaign to break down silos and improve the quality of early childhood education programs after the White House announced recently that Ohio was one of nine states chosen to receive a federal Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grant.
University of Kentucky to host small ruminant grazing day
QUICKSAND, Ky. -- The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture is teaming up with sheep and goat breed associations, Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board to offer the 2012 Kentucky Small Ruminant Grazing Conference Jan. 14 at the Western Kentucky University Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green.
