Ag program helps with small farm startup, management
SANDY LAKE, Pa. -- Whether you are exploring additional enterprises to diversify your current operation, have a few acres to use for agricultural production...
More book stores plan to offer textbook rental for students
OBERLIN, Ohio -- Approximately 2,200 college stores offered textbook rental programs of some kind this past fall, and students can expect even more options...
‘Affordability is key’ as Ohio weighs new livestock standards
With animal welfare in mind, board members also must consider demand for food, nutrition.
Ohio in position to fill key green energy gaps to create more area...
COLUMBUS -- Ohio should look to its roots in manufacturing -- and its expertise in developing new technologies -- to spur the state's job...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Jan. 20, 2011
NORTH JACKSON, Ohio -- The Judge's Choice, a 4-H equine club which meets every month, celebrated its end of year outstanding accomplishments earned at...
Grass beats grain at Grim dairy, where farming is seasonal, practical
Graziers since 1994, and wouldn’t have it any other way.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 20, 2011
HARRISBURG — More than 2,000 Pennsylvania FFA members and guests celebrated their achievements and recognized leaders in agricultural education Jan. 10 at the Pennsylvania...
Know the basics before buying beef carcass
MT. VERNON, Mo. -- Interest in putting large quantities of beef in the freezer seems to pick up this time of year according to...
OLCSB advances more standards, electronic comments to begin Thursday
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The first Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board meeting under new Agriculture Director James Zehringer resulted in several standards advancing along the...
College students lack scientific ability
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Most college students in the U.S. do not grasp the scientific basis of the carbon cycle -- an essential skill...
