Agvocacy conference set in Nashville for Aug. 22-23
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The AgChat Foundation will host its second Agvocacy 2.0 Conference, in which a select group of agriculturists will hone their social...
Some aging Ohio oil fields hold promise of reserves
COLUMBUS — While much attention is being placed on the development of Ohio’s shale oil and gas reserves, a new technical report released by...
Hi-Q Egg permit denied, company not building
WOOSTER, Ohio -- A new egg production company will not be coming to Ohio after all, officials determined last week.
Hi-Q Egg Products, which...
Consumer demand responsible for growth at Pleasant Valley Poultry
Consumer choices are determining the workload for a meat processor in Baltic, Ohio.
University of Kentucky opens new animal health lab
In 2008, the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory broke ground on a $28.5 million expansion and renovation journey. Now the state-of-the-art project is complete and the lab is open to serve Kentucky's animal agriculture industries.
Pioneer finalizes purchase of Doebler’s
DES MOINES, Iowa — DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred announced June 3 it has closed the acquisition of Doebler’s PA Hybrids, Jersey Shore, Pa.,...
USDA suspends operations at Cleveland-based produce company
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on a Cleveland produce business for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
U.S. corn production nearly doubles using fewer nutrients
WASHINGTON — The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) says that between 1980 and 2010, U.S. farmers nearly doubled corn production using slightly fewer fertilizer nutrients than were used in 1980.
New York college, developer banking on sustainable agriculture
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Upstate New York seems like an unlikely place to grow tropical fish. But at one central New York college, students and staff are growing the sought-after tilapia, even in the dead of winter.
Gold rush: Marcellus Shale drilling brings business to town
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A survey of businesses in two Pennsylvania counties where natural gas drilling is occurring suggests that the Marcellus Shale boom is having a positive net effect on business activity.
