Master cheesemaker hosting program on Jersey-milk artisan cheese in June
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Jeffrey P. Roberts, principal consultant for the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese, will present the opening program of the 2008 annual...
Switchgrass ethanol costs dissected
LINCOLN, Neb. — Following up on a net-energy study published in the January Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of Agricultural...
Pasture walk covered feed stockpiling
HOPEDALE, Ohio — The Carroll Soil and Water Conservation District along with the Natural Resources Conservation Service held the first pasture walk of the...
Brazil’s oil independence, ethanol use not a good model for U.S. economy
DALLAS — U.S. policy makers should make oil production a priority, according to a brief analysis released by the National Center for Policy Analysis....
CHS Inc. reporting record earnings
ST. PAUL, Minn. — CHS Inc., an energy, grains and foods company, has reported record earnings for the first half of its 2008 fiscal...
Coalition proposes funding plan to address Chesapeake Bay water woes
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, Pennsylvania Builders Association, Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation...
Time stands still: 150 Pulitzer photographs exhibited
COLUMBUS — Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs, the largest display of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs ever shown, will open April 25 at The Ohio Historical Center in Columbus.
Corn fundamentals still strong
URBANA, Ill. -- As some producers consider planting more rather than less corn in 2008, the issue may be whether lingering cold, wet conditions...
Farm bill down to the wire
Senate and House farm bill negotiators remained at loggerheads Friday, April 11.
Arctic seed vault offers long shelf life
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened recently on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, receiving inaugural shipments of 100 million seeds that originated in over 100 countries.
