Farmers’ Market Access Project offers fresh food
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- In an effort to increase availability of fresh food to Ohioans, the Ohio Department of Agriculture has collaborated with the Ohio...
Ohio expands national leadership position in the wind industry
COLUMBUS -- The state of Ohio is expanding its national leadership role in the wind industry through significant investments recently made through the Ohio...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 11, 2008
DULUTH, Ga. — AGCO Corporation awarded a $2,400 National FFA Scholarship to Elizabeth Heitkamp, a 2008 graduate of Versailles High School.
The award was...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Dec. 11, 2008
MEDINA, Ohio — The Medina County junior fair market beef steer and market heifer weigh-in and identification will be held from 9 a.m. to...
Dexters: Small cattle with big potential
The first time Marcia Read heard about Dexter cattle, there was no question about it. She had to have some. Read was infatuated with the Dexters' small stature, versatility and ability to eat almost anything. These unique, pony-sized cattle were perfect for her farm and it wasn't long before she bought a small, dairy-type cow named Peerless Chopper.
American Soybean Association: Checkoff funds being mishandled
Huge rift between U.S. soybean producer boards. The American Soybean Association is blasting the United Soybean Board, raising "serious ethical, legal, and financial allegations" about how farmer checkoff funds and program activities are being conducted.
High tunnels are terrific for tasty tomatoes
Fred Forsburg's tomatoes are perfect -- tough to do in a certified organic operation where no pesticides, herbicides or fungicides are used. The Livonia farmer's secret? Growing tomatoes in high tunnels.
Soybean leader Steve St. Martin to retire
The last three decades of Ohio soybean production have been good ones, marked by improved Phytophthora cultivars, a new market for tofu soybeans and one of the most popular soybean varieties ever grown in Ohio. Much of that success has been at the hands of Steve St. Martin, a soybean breeder at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. But on Jan. 1, St. Martin, who has headed the soybean breeding program at the center since 1991, will retire and pass the torch to a new faculty member.
Ohio man wins 2008 Herdsman of the Year
OMAHA, Neb. -- The 2008 Herdsman of the Year was honored with a trophy buckle in memory of Lawrence Grathwohl and sponsored by the...
Ohio mineral industries report is available
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological Survey has released the 2007 report on Ohio mineral industries.
