Senate confirms next Secretary of Ag
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer as the country's next secretary of agriculture Jan.
To beat the slugs, get crop in the ground early
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. - Ron Hammond, the "go-to guy" on gray garden slugs in Ohio and Pennsylvania, gave his annual dose of slug control therapy at the Tri-State Conservation Tillage Conference Jan.
Volunteer corn threatens efficiency of modified varieties against pests
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Bt could stand for "big trouble" in the years ahead if farmers aren't careful in their use of biotech corn, said a
Ohio farmland preservation in limbo
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The economy of Ohio depends on the $93.7 billion industry of agriculture with its employment of hundreds of thousands of workers.
No-till? It’s all in the management
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. - High market prices for your grain. High fertilizer costs. High costs of production.
U.S. farmers lend a hand in Uganda
SALEM, Ohio - A brutal civil war. Farmers forced from their land. Crowded displaced persons camps. Murder.
Can you raise 80 cows on 80 acres? You bet, dairy grazing expert says
WOOSTER, Ohio - Raising 80 cows on 80 acres? Is that possible? It sure can be done, and done well, even.
Cover crops prove to be beneficial
PIKETON, Ohio - Cover crops, if planted at the right time and used with the proper crop rotation, can be biomass workhorses.
Ohio cattlemen salute their own
COLUMBUS - Friends and members of the Ohio Cattlemen's Association rarely see Fayette County cattleman Bill Sexten at a loss for words, but Sexten was dumbfounded during the association's annual meeting Jan.
Farmer fashions a tiny Tilloll
SALEM, Ohio - John Gause has always been fascinated by farm equipment. The way it operates, the way it handles, the way all the pieces and parts work together.