Beef industry loses important leader
SUMMITVILLE, Ohio - The U.S. cattle industry lost one of its most influential leaders last week. Fred H.
Report Pa. kudzu sites through hotline
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania residents are encouraged to call the Department of Agriculture to report findings of kudzu, an invasive, climbing vine that has become a problem in some regions of the state.
Cow power: Guts can make electricity
COLUMBUS - Cows could one day help to meet the rise in demand for alternative energy sources, say Ohio State University researchers that used microbe-rich fluid from a cow to generate electricity in a small fuel cell.
Sept. 11, 2001: Ordinary people, extraordinary stories
WASHINGTON - Usually people come in pairs to the story booth - a grandmother and granddaughter, a husband and wife, a father and son.
Fall is time for Butler County farm tour
BUTLER, Pa. - The changes in the weather and the upcoming harvest season are sure signs that it's time to mark the annual Butler County Farm Tour on the family calendar.
Virus associated with bee shortages
WASHINGTON - A team led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Pennsylvania State University and Columbia University has found an association between colony collapse disorder in honey bees and a honey bee virus called Israeli acute paralysis virus.
Don’t bid unless you can pay
Editor: I am a 4-H'er in Trumbull County who sold animals in the livestock sale, which took place July 14.
Volunteers earn 10 Star awards
DOVER, Ohio - Ohio Farm Bureau's Director of Local Affairs Larry Gearhardt warmed up the crowd with a series of humorous slides illustrating "why isn't Larry's farm profitable.
Geauga County livestock sale totals $245,000
BURTON, Ohio - The Geauga County Junior Fair Livestock Auction brought in $245,538.58 Saturday, Sept.
Assessment approved in MWCD
SALEM, Ohio - It's been more than two years since the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District proposed an assessment to pay for maintenance and improvements in its 18-county area.
