Congress overrides president’s farm bill veto
Both the House and Senate voted to override the presidential veto of the new farm bill, making 14 of the 15 titles law.
Pennsylvania bees recovering well, most losses not from collapse disorder
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Colony Collapse Disorder, diseases, parasitic mites and other stressors continue to take a toll on U.S. honey bee populations, but...
Oil to blame for high production costs
URBANA, Ill. — Between 2003 and 2007, the majority of corn and soybean production cost increases can be attributed to crude oil price increases,...
Wolff honored for township efforts
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Dennis Wolff was awarded the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ (PSATS) Founder’s Award at the association’s...
A weekly roundup of 4-H news for the week of May 22, 2008
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — The Milkmakers 4-H Club met 12 at Jerusalem Church with 28 members in attendance.
The club talked about old business;...
A weekly roundup of FFA news for the week of May 22, 2008
SMITHVILLE, Ohio — Isaac Kauffman, son of Jeff and Nancy Kauffman, of the Smithville FFA Chapter, received the highest award in the state May...
DuPont: Responsible ag must be a priority to solve world’s food crisis
NEW YORK — DuPont Group Vice President James C. Borel told a special United Nations meeting on the global food crisis May 21 that...
Cattlemen and consumers should oppose JBS purchase
JBS plan to purchase two major packers and to vertically integrate the feeding sector will give JBS an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control cash cattle prices.
‘One horse begets another’: Jonathan Cush builds winning herd, makes mark on Belgian breed
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio -- In 1989, when the oldest of John and Paula Cush's five sons, Jonathan, was just 9 years old, a Palomino...
Music meets nature at an Akron farm
The “Where Music Meets Nature” series will be staged this summer in a restored 19th-century barn in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
