Jefferson Co. SWCD celebrates a good year
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio -- Eight years ago, Eugene Battlochi decided to improve water quality and reduce soil erosion on his Ross Township farm in Jefferson...
Wayne County honors 4-H leaders at banquet
ORRVILLE, Ohio -- When it comes to making the best better, no one does it better than Wayne County 4-H volunteers, according to Bob...
Buckeye State adopts new rules for siting wind farms
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Power Siting Board has adopted rules implementing certification requirements for wind-powered electric generation facilities. The rules outline requirements for aesthetics,...
It’s time to stand up for Christianity
Editor:
Ronald Reagan once called the USSR the evil empire. I have some news from the Ukraine, once a part of that evil empire....
U.S. Department of Agriculture correctsOctober crop acreage estimates
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture adjusted its official October acreage and production estimates for six field crops. The department revised the numbers...
New corn nitrogen rate recommendations
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- With substantial increases in the prices of fertilizer nitrogen (N), farmers are encouraged to re-evaluate their N rates for corn...
Proposed rule to amend National Organic Program livestock standards
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a proposed rule in the Federal Register Oct. 24 that proposed to amend the National Organic...
Improved sugar cane planting in Brazil
BASEL, Switzerland -- Syngenta is developing a new technology to dramatically improve the cost efficiency of sugar cane planting in Brazil. Syngenta's innovation would...
Meeting paves the way for paying farmers to capture greenhouse gases
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Supported by science and spurred by emerging markets, more than 80 participants in an international workshop on carbon sequestration called on world policymakers to focus research and create fair-priced carbon offset markets that would pay farmers to adopt conservation agriculture practices that will capture carbon in the soil.
Got to reward farmers for storing carbon
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Building carbon levels in the soil delivers a variety of important benefits, from improved soil quality to better water-holding capacity, higher...
