Financial crisis indirectly influencing agriculture industry
NEW YORK -- While the uncertainty on Wall Street directly affects the financial sector, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says it's the indirect consequences...
Pa. nutrient credit trading auctions to be held this fall
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, working in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection, will host auctions this fall for the sale and purchase of nutrient credits in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds.
Innovative Farmers of Ohio schedules Trumbull County farm tours for August 21
KINSMAN, Ohio -- Innovative Farmers of Ohio will sponsor tours of two farms in Trumbull County Aug. 21. from 11 a.m.. to 1 p.m.
Some tanning bed users are addicts
DALLAS -- People who frequently use tanning beds may be spurred by an addictive neurological reward-and-reinforcement trigger, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have...
USDA livestock traceability proposal open for public comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a proposed rule to establish general regulations for...
U.S. crop progress report issued
WASHINGTON — As U.S. farmers are on track to produce the third largest corn crop in history, this summer’s extreme hot and dry...
Ohio’s livestock care standards set to become effective Sept. 29
Farm community encouraged to attend five regional informational meetings
Ohio Livestock Coalition awards five farmers
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Livestock Coalition recently named five Ohio farmers as the recipients of the 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award during an award ceremony at the Taste of Ohio Cafe at the Ohio State Fair.
U.S. DOT says no to new regulations for American ag community
Guidance from the U.S. Department of Transportation will ensure states continue to use commonsense in applying existing safety rules.
Federal government may force farmers to get CDL to operate on the road
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking at all safety concerns regarding traffic on roadways and is wondering if CDL's should be required for farmers.
