More than 150 Ohio black bear sightings
ATHENS, Ohio — Last year, there were 164 black bear sightings reported in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division...
March workshops spotlight livestock composting
COLUMBUS -- Livestock Mortality Composting workshops are being offered March 7 in Carey, about 60 miles south of Toledo, and March 8 in Newark,...
Delaware, Ohio residents awarded Stinner Award
HIRAM, Ohio -- June and Bob Bargar of Delaware, Ohio will be presented with this year's Stinner Award at the Innovative Farmers of Ohio...
Ohio Holstein Association announces convention plans
PLEASANT PLAIN, Ohio -- The 91st Ohio Holstein Association Convention and Annual Meeting will be held March 11 and 12. The District 15 Holstein...
Top trainer and instructor to teach winning ways clinic in March
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Art O’Brien, leading equine trainer, instructor and exhibitor, will provide detailed riding and showing instruction at the 25th annual Winning Ways...
House Committe on Agriculture hears proposals from dairy industry coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Dairy Policy Action Coalition, a nationwide, farmer-led grassroots voice, met Jan. 25 with leadership and professional staff of the House...
Summit County urban farming initiative seeks participants
AKRON, Ohio -- OSU Extension in Summit County, in partnership with the Summit Food Policy Coalition, announces the 2011 Summit Urban Farming Initiative training...
Beekeeping workshop set for Wooster
WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University Extension and the Tri-County Beekeepers Association of Northeastern Ohio will hold the 33rd annual Spring Beekeeping Workshop the evening of March 4, and all day March 5 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s (OARDC) Wooster campus.
Study: Consumers value safer food more than current analyses suggest
COLUMBUS -- Government regulators could more realistically assess the value of improving food safety if they considered that consumers typically want to avoid getting...
New Syngenta corn trait touted as way to make ethanol more efficiently; USDA gives...
Syngenta's Enogen corn amylase trait is the first genetically modified output trait in corn for the ethanol industry. The grain will be produced only by corn growers under contract with a licensed ethanol plant.
