Blog connects hay buyers, sellers
CADIZ, Ohio -- According to the Harrison Soil and Water Conservation District, the new Hay Marketing Blog that will connect buyers and sellers of...
New guidelines to treat ash trees for emerald ash borer available
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Homeowners, arborists and tree-care professionals can now access unbiased, science-based information to determine whether or not to treat ash trees for...
Tight tendons cause tippy-toed foals
URBANA, Ill. -- If you see your mare's newborn filly prancing around the stall like it is wearing invisible high heels, you might be...
More than 200 submit applications for farmland preservation funds
REYNOLDSBURG -- Ohio farm families and local communities submitted applications asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to purchase an easement on their farmland, which...
There is no “bait and switch” in food industry
Editor:I feel mildly abused and somewhat insulted by Ms. Seabolt's column of May 21, 2009. Having worked in the food industry most of my...
Test well water annually, especially if you have children, to make sure it’s safe
BETHESDA, Md. — Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American...
June Dairy Month not time to celebrate
URBANA, Ill. -- June Dairy Month marks the midpoint of 2009, a year that clearly will not be "kind" to dairy producers, said a...
Veterinarians at high risk for viral, bacterial infections from animals
AMES, Iowa -- The recent H1N1 influenza epidemic has raised many questions about how animal viruses move to human populations. Potential route One potential...
Giant hogweed found in Butler County
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is warning residents of Forward Township in Evans City, Butler County, that giant hogweed, a noxious and invasive weed that can cause blistering and scarring on the skin of susceptible people, has been confirmed in their area.
Kirk to U.S. Meat Export Federation: Trading partners must play by rules, too
WASHINGTON -- In his first address to an agricultural trade association as a member of President Obama's Cabinet, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told...
