Shock and scorch strike Michigan’s blueberries
LANSING, Mich. -- Two exotic blueberry plant diseases have been identified in Michigan for the first time -- blueberry shock and blueberry scorch. Both...
SmartStax gains import approval in Japan
INDIANAPOLIS and ST. LOUIS -- Monsanto Company and Dow AgroSciences have received full Japanese regulatory approval for importation of grain produced from SmartStax. ApprovedThe...
Ashtabula hosts grape, wine tours
KINGSVILLE, Ohio -- The Ohio Grape and Wine Day and the Ashtabula County Twilight Grape Tour will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m....
Ohio has 132 new jobs from stimulus
COLUMBUS, OH -- The Ohio Division of Forestry is currently accepting applications for the first class of 132 jobs that will be available as...
Biomass assistance program created
WASHINGTON -- Biomass conversion facilities can begin signing up to participate in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, which will help increase production of renewable...
Plum-Line Holsteins take banner
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Plum-Line Holsteins and the Carey family of Titusville, Pa., earned bragging rights at the Northwest Pennsylvania Holstein Championship Show July 25....
Corn prices looking for direction
URBANA, Ill. -- Corn prices have settled into a relatively narrow trading range, with December 2009 futures trading between $3.20 and $3.50 per bushel...
Crop board OKs more states for Agrisure
WASHINGTON -- USDA's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation board of directors have approved Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio for a premium rate reduction for producers...
Teens with a cross-cultural kinship
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Kaia Solberg is 15, and loves dancing, shopping, scrapbooking and Robert Pattinson, the actor from the Twilight movies. Shizu Ka...
Financial literacy program teaches youth about managing their money
COLUMBUS -- New evidence shows that participation in Ohio State University Extension's "Real Money, Real World" youth financial literacy program spurs young people to...
