Webinar explores development and regulation of Marcellus Shale drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A web-based seminar presented by Penn State Extension July 21 will explore pipeline development and regulation in regions of the state being intensely affected by drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation.
USDA responds to regulation requests regarding Kentucky bluegrass
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) made available its responses to two separate inquiries regarding the regulation of genetically-engineered (GE) Kentucky bluegrass.
Pulling for Zack: Ohio 4-H’er and cancer survivor receives surprise pulling tractor
A five-state tractor pulling community comes together to make an Ohio 4-H'er and cancer survivor's wish come true.
OSU South Centers’ survey asks consumers how they feel about berries
PIKETON, Ohio -- Extension specialists at the Ohio State University South Centers want to know how you feel about fruit -- currants, gooseberries and jostaberries, to be exact.
Adding value to ag product? You could get grant money
WASHINGTON — USDA is accepting applications for grants to provide economic assistance to independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives and agricultural producer groups through the Value-Added Producer Grant Program.
Ohio mine competition has safety beneath it all
CADIZ, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Mineral Resources Management held its fourth annual Ohio Mine Safety Competition June 22 at the Jerry L. Stewart Mine Safety Training Center in Cadiz.
Harrison County Fair junior fair market livestock sale results
Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year's Harrison County Fair.
Missouri FFA chapter donates prize money to help Joplin FFA chapter
(This article was updated July 19 to change a name that was incorrect in information originally received from the National FFA Organization.)
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Wet spring stresses pastures, forages
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rain kept farmers from planting corn and soybeans for several weeks, but the relatively unprecedented precipitation this spring had another significant consequence: pasture and forage stress.
NOAA: Flooding this summer could rival Great Flood of 1993
WASHINGTON -- Many rivers in the upper Midwest and northern Plains remain above flood stage, and the threat for more flooding will continue through the summer, according to forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service.
