Hagen nominated for food safety chief
WASHINGTON -- Elisabeth Hagen has been nominated as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Under Secretary for Food Safety. Hagen will serve with Agriculture Secretary...
Langes named top Ohio tree farmers
COLUMBUS -- Walt and Donna Lange, of Swanton, have been named the 2010 Ohio Tree Farmers of the Year.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources'...
Market lamb numbers continue to fall
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The number of sheep and lambs on Ohio farms on Jan. 1, totaled 128,000 head, down 2 percent from the 2009...
Witmer’s civil lawsuit settles after lengthy court battle
Settlements have been reached between Witmer's Feed and Grain, Inc., an ex-employee and three other defendants. However, the details are not being released.
The battle begins: Ohioans for Humane Farms files petition
Ohioans for Humane Farms files petitions to put measure on November ballot.
Another 117 acres preserved in Geauga County
PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- Two property owners and Western Reserve Land Conservancy have teamed up to permanently preserve 117 acres in Geauga County. A 74-acre...
Haitian government plan calls for $700 million investment for ag sector
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is calling for international donors to support a $700 million investment plan...
Butler County Pedalers are Pennsylvania Farm Show fiber junkies
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Like the fibers that float through the air from their just-spun wardrobe, shawl-draped Butler County Pedalers members anxiously floated from spinning...
PA Preferred: It’s relationships that count
By ANDY ANDREWS
Contributing Writer
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- This year's Pennsylvania Farm Show is all about building "relationships." Guests of the Pennsylvania Farm Show's new PA...
Dairymen form PAC to be heard in D.C.
Rocked by a year of historically low milk prices, dairy farmers are taking their case to Washington to seek changes in how the price of milk is set. Dairy farmers from Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio have started a federal lobbying effort to call for changes in the milk pricing system and demand that the USDA enact provisions in the farm bill that will help farmers.
