Wind damages crops across the state, but losses hard to predict
COLUMBUS -- After the wind storm from Hurricane Ike, Ohio farmers are finding their corn in one of two states: either standing relatively well...
U.S. ends marketing year with record grain exports
WASHINGTON — U.S. agricultural exports surpassed expectations in 2007, generating a record $82 billion for U.S. farm families and the economy in general. According...
Scenes from this year’s Farm Science Review
If you didn't get to this year's Farm Science Review, here are some of the sights you missed.
Ohioans earn $470,000 in grants
COLUMBUS -- The USDA's Rural Development Office awarded $471,000 in Value-Added Producer Grant funding to three recipients during the 2008 fiscal year funding cycle."These...
‘Bioneer’ Joel Salatin shares ag vision with local producers
AUGUSTA, Ohio -- Joel Salatin thinks in terms of multiples: multiple uses for land, multiple uses for equipment, multiple uses for animals. In fact,...
A roundup of FFA news for Sept. 18, 2008
ALLIANCE, Ohio — The Marlington FFA chapter held its monthly meeting Sept. 11. There were several guests and new members at the meeting.
The alumni also...
Career growth
Paul Snyder is a natural when it comes to horticulture. The Kent State sophomore can rattle off information about dozens of flowers, trees and shrubs with no trouble.
Judges find in favor of ODNR
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio -- Judges of the Fifth District Court of Appeals have ruled that land owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources...
Eastern Ohio cattlemen put heads together for beef feeder marketing
SALEM, Ohio -- A cattle marketing project in the works for some time is finally a reality for eastern Ohio producers.So far, 22 producers...
Forecast: Corn, soybean yields down
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Based on conditions as of Sept. 1, Ohio's average corn yield is forecast at 152 bushels per acre, down 8 bushels...
