‘Fruitbots’ could save growers money, create high-tech jobs
WENATCHEE, Wash. -- Advancements in the mechanization of farm equipment are reducing labor costs, increasing efficiency and improving profits for area growers of specialty...
Multi-state water quality trading effort launched in Ohio River Basin
WASHINGTON -- American Farmland Trust is teaming up with Electric Power Research Institute, the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission, Duke Energy, American Electric Power,...
Marcellus shale summit set in N.Y.
OWEGO, N.Y. -- Cornell Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with a number of local and statewide partners, will host a Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Summit...
New research turbine is commissioned
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Siemens Energy Inc. have formally commissioned a new 2.3 megawatt Siemens...
I must vote no on Issue 2
Editor:Voters will decide whether or not to amend Ohio's Constitution for the purpose of creating a 13-member Livestock Care Standards Board that will essentially...
Vegetable and berry growers seminar set
GREENSBURG, Pa. -- The Western Pennsylvania Vegetable and Berry Growers seminar will be held Nov. 17 at the Days Inn, Butler, Pa. The meeting...
USDA enrolls 255 million base acres on 1.7 million farms in programs
WASHINGTON -- Approximately 255 million base acres on about 1.7 million farms were enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program and in the Average...
Sheep breeding improvements emerge from ARS-University research
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Artificial insemination techniques that work well with cattle and swine can be difficult or costly to perform in sheep, but...
ODA receives funds through USDA grant program
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture has received more than $809,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through its Specialty Crop Block...
Renewable energy workshop set in Wooster
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University will host its second annual renewable energy workshop Nov. 12 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center...
