Dalton dairyman invents tool to change milker inflations
DALTON, Ohio -- DALTON, Ohio -- Changing inflations on the milking units probably ranks near the bottom of a dairy farmer's list of favorite activities -- right below chasing heifers at midnight or in the pouring rain and right above fixing a broken manure spreader on the coldest day of the year.
Stone Laboratory announces summer lecture series
Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University's island campus on Lake Erie, has announced its 2011 guest lecture series, beginning June 16.
Innovative Farmers of Ohio hosts farm tours
Innovative Farmers of Ohio is hosting six family-friendly farm tours this summer featuring entrepreneurial farmers who are using sustainable production methods and a variety of marketing techniques to deliver their products to neighboring consumers.
NFU partnership connects farmers, consumers
WASHINGTON -- National Farmers Union has announced a new partnership with Home Grown Cow to provide farmers and ranchers with an opportunity to market certain products directly to consumers.
Knox County couple builds savory business from raspberries, Brussels sprouts
Growing berries was something they always wanted to do, but was very new to them.
OSU scientists create viable product using waste
WOOSTER, Ohio --Waste is a terrible thing to waste. That's the mantra guiding an Ohio State University researcher and a bioenergy entrepreneur in the...
Michigan State researchers create cost-effective trap for apple pests
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Sometimes, the only way to make something better is to forget everything you already know about it and start again. That strategy brought some surprising results for scientist Larry Gut's research in improving codling moth management techniques for Michigan's fruit growers.
Child deaths from heat stroke hit 500
WASHINGTON -- Regrettably, Safe Kids USA has announced the 500th child death due to heat stroke from being left alone in a vehicle. Recently, a 3-year-old boy in New Orleans died from heat stroke after being trapped in a vehicle all day.
Midwest farmers can claim prevented planting in cover crop situations
Ruling covers farmers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
USDA reviewing organic standards list
WASHINGTON -- The USDA is accepting comments on the scheduled expiration of 12 substances allowed or prohibited for use in organic agriculture.
