Climate and soils support tropical crop research
WASHINGTON - The heat and humidity are no bother to Ricardo Goenaga as he walks from tree to 9-foot-tall tree in an experimental plot the
Treat soydiesel like any diesel fuel
COLUMBUS - Now that winter has arrived, it's time to take extra care with the soy biodiesel fuel that powers many of the state's trucks, tractors and farm equipment.
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.
Mixing it up
WAYNESBURG, Ohio - Mike Roberts says he has the Heinz 57 of farms. There's a little of everything on his 180 acres in Carroll County - meat chickens, egg-laying chickens, turkeys, beef cattle, dairy cattle, garden produce, homemade biodiesel.
Pa. softens its stance on dairy labeling
SALEM, Ohio - Pennsylvania will soon see a change in its milk labeling laws, but it's not the change the state has anticipated since October.
Power Show Ohio 2008
Getting to know PSO Power Show Ohio is all about agricultural, construction and outdoor power equipment and products.
Crawford Co. dairy farm: Manure in, electricity out
SALEM, Ohio - In addition to milk, a Crawford County, Pa., dairy farm will soon be offering another product for sale: electricity.
From pod to printer: Office puts soybeans to work
SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio Soybean Association plan to move across town next week, into a brand new building built, literally, from the ground up.
2007 corn crop one for record books
WASHINGTON - The 2007 U.S. corn crop set a new record for acres planted and harvested, with 13.1 billion bushels of production eclipsing the previous high, set in 2004, of 11.