Limousin releases multibreed EPDs
DENVER, Colo.— Expected progeny differences (EPDs) from the fall 2011 International Limousin Genetic Evaluation are now available through various features of the North...
Ohio State to host Pumpkin Field Day in South Charleston
SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio -- Ohio State University's Pumpkin Field Day will be held Aug. 30 in South Charleston, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. at the Western Agricultural Research Station.
Hot weather prompts advice on preventing, managing silo fires
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A farm-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is warning about the danger of silo fires.
Ohio farms worth $4,300 per acre
Ohio's farm real estate value, including all land buildings, averaged $4,300 per acre for 2011, up 7.5 percent from 2010.
Website users can create, submit legislative maps
COLUMBUS -- Visitors to www.ReshapeOhio.org now have the ability to draw new state and congressional district boundaries using 2010 U.S. Census data and the...
Chardon team places 12th in Envirothon
CHARDON, Ohio -- The Chardon High School Envirothon team, representing the state of Ohio, placed 12th in the North American Envirothon. The team previously...
New jobs initiatives for rural America increase access to capital, job training
WASHINGTON -- At the recent White House Rural Economic Forum, President Obama announced new jobs initiatives recommended by the White House Rural Council for...
Hotline and wine lab help New York wineries solve fermentation problems
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Marauding bacteria and wayward chemical reactions can drive fermentation awry, but for New York state wineries, help is just a phone...
Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes dubbed most beautiful place in U.S.
WASHINGTON -- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was named the Most Beautiful Place in America by viewers of ABC's Good Morning America recently. Online...
Deadline approaching to sign up for giant Miscanthus program
CONNEAUT, Ohio -- Aloterra Energy is encouraging farmers and landowners to sign up quickly to grow giant Miscanthus, a non-invasive, perennial grass used for energy production.
