Ad explains smell of spring (and manure)
COLUMBUS — Every spring, Ohio’s dairy farmers tend to their farms by spreading liquid manure across their fields.
To alert their communities to the...
Grafton Cheese paying premiums directly to Vermont farmers
GRAFTON, Vt. — Grafton Village Cheese Co., makers of Vermont cheddar cheese, will begin paying its local milk suppliers a special premium while milk...
Battling compaction: No-till, controlled traffic a key
With compacted soils, farmers could lose 5 percent to 10 percent of their corn or soybean yields.
Study finds big shifts in Indiana immigrant trends since 1990
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Today's Indiana immigrant likely is Mexican or Asian, under 40, a blue-collar laborer and not as proficient in English as...
Pa. bull sale breaks records
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, Pa. — Eighty-one bulls, consigned by breeders in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, broke two sale records at the 36th Pennsylvania Performance Tested...
Pennsylvania in need of April showers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The first quarter of 1969 was the only one in Pennsylvania since 1895 drier than the start of 2009, according...
Forum to provide a vehicle to better understand changing face of agriculture
LANCASTER, Ohio --The Environmental Education Council of Ohio will hold its "The Changing Face of Ohio Agriculture" forum April 30 at Deer Creek State...
Ohio leads the country in Tree City USA communities
COLUMBUS -- Ohio retained its standing this year as the nation's leader in Tree City USA communities with 249 participating cities, villages and other...
PUCO adopts rules for Ohio’s alternative energy portfolio standard
COLUMBUS -- The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted rules that implement the alternative energy portfolio standard created by Senate Bill 221, Ohio's electricity...
Annual assessment shows more consumers making clean power choices
GOLDEN, Colo. -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory released its annual assessment of leading utility green power programs. Under these...
