A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 24, 2010
BURTON, Ohio -- Auburn Swine Club members met June 13 at the Ward home.Members approved the same buyers' gifts, with a price of $4...
Giant ragweed on the rise in Pa.
Giant ragweed -- on the rise in Pennsylvania -- is one of the most difficult weeds to manage if it enters tilled fields and is a common problem in Ohio corn and soybean fields.
A lot to like about Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas
It's just a guess but I'd bet Blanche Lincoln, chair of the Senate's Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, would be a tough poker player.The...
It’s been a strange year for ruby-throated hummingbirds
Some observers report more birds than ever. Other ask why none have returned. My experience has been equally confounding. I saw my first hummer...
Ohio EPA settles with manure applicator; urges farmers to know regulations
CELINA, Ohio -- Eight Star Farms has agreed to pay Ohio EPA a $1,000 penalty for discharge of manure that killed more than 6,000...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 24, 2010.
WHEELING, W.Va. -- Six teams participated in the Northwestern Region FFA Land Judging contest, hosted by the Northern Panhandle Conservation District June 10.Natural Resources...
Speak out for dairy industry and back H.R. 5288
Editor:The Dairy Price Stabilization Bill, H.R. 5288, in the House has a companion bill in the Senate that needs the same support.All Ohio dairy...
They’re walkin’ on sunshine in Wyandot Co.
The 12-megawatt PSEG Wyandot Solar Farm, in Wyandot County, Ohio, has begun commercial operation.
Soybean rust reported in Texas, but Ohio growers don’t have to worry
unlikely that Ohio soybean growers will have to worry about the disease this growing season
Ohioans for Humane Farms says it has necessary signatures for ballot
Ohioans for Humane Farms is reporting it has gathered the minimum number of signatures needed to get its livestock care standards initiative on the November ballot.













