Alka Seltzer remedies wine industry’s heartburn over grape mildew, egg odor
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Alka-Seltzer has been soothing human indigestion and heartburn for years. Now, it's helping out the wine industry. Elemental sulfur is wine's...
Horticulturist suggests creating a backyard trellis for growing grapes
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Good fences make for good neighbors, especially if the fence provides fresh, homegrown fruit every year.
Milkweed editor Pete Hardin says ‘protein and energy’ are the focus of good milk
MOUNT HOPE, Ohio -- Dairy farmers may be selling milk, but it's the quality of protein and energy in the milk — and what...
New Ohio State center will focus on shale energy
COLUMBUS -- In response to the growing need for education and research related to Ohio's developing shale energy industry, The Ohio State University is creating the Ohio State Subsurface Energy Resource Center.
Is there stormy economic weather ahead for U.S. Postal Service?
Can the United States Postal Service survive the modern realities of email, online bill-paying and stiff competition from private delivery companies? Is the U.S. Postal Service terminally outdated?
Penn State offers risk management program for women in farming
Responding to a need for education designed to help women manage business risks and enhance the financial viability of their agricultural operations, Penn State Extension will offer a workshop series to be held at six locations across Pennsylvania.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Sept. 29, 2011:
WATERFORD, Ohio -- The Waterford FFA chapter competed and placed third overall in the Eastern Regional parliamentary procedure contest held Sept. 16 at the...
Federal dairy policy seeks market ‘security, stabilization’
The bill is expected to replace "current, outdated dairy programs" with "new risk management tools."
Penn State ecology expert says warm, wet weather may dampen fall foliage colors
For more than two decades, Marc Abrams, professor of forest ecology and physiology at Penn State, has studied how seasonal precipitation and temperature influence timing and intensity of fall colors in central Pennsylvania.
Program to highlight resources available to rural landowners
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio -- Rural landowners are often not aware of the many agencies in place to assist them with the various aspects of rural land ownership.
