Ohio changes ag security area law
SALEM, Ohio -- Ohio's farmland preservation goals have been strengthened, thanks to recent changes and clarifications to the law that lays out the Agricultural...
FSA must release farm data
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. has handed down a ruling that required USDA's Farm Service Agency to release information about farming operations to Multi Ag Media, a Chicago marketing firm.
Woman drops civil charges against Ken Wiles
SALEM, Ohio -- The woman who cried 'animal abuse' and summoned national attention to a Wayne County hog farm has dropped her civil lawsuit...
Heifer International seeks to lessen poverty through livestock programs
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Amid calls for increased food aid due to the crisis in food prices, hunger experts at Heifer International are issuing...
Lake Erie Creamery earns big award
Lake Erie Creamery in Cleveland, Ohio, has earned the most prestigious prize in the Gallo Family Vineyards Gold Medal Awards competition.
Additional funds spur research on honey bees’ colony collapse disorder
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff recently said Pennsylvania will increase funding to continue research on the potentially devastating honey bee colony collapse...
Diesel prices a reason to take stock, reevaluate crop production expenses
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Diesel prices are up roughly 50 percent from this time last year and farmers need to look at different methods...
Hrutkays honored for conservation measures in Washington County, Pa.
BENTLEYVILLE, Pa. — Ted Hrutkay of Somerset Township in Washington County, Pa., was named 2007 Conservation Farmer of the Year by the Washington County...
Farm bill [almost] done
After a six-hour marathon conference session that ended around 1 a.m. May 2, key Congressional leaders say the new farm bill is "almost done."
Ohio Sheep Day is July 12 in Albany
ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio Sheep Day is scheduled for July 12 on the Cline family farm, located just outside of Albany, Ohio, in Athens...
