Biofuel gets a boost from Strickland
COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland recently signed the biennium state budget with $4.5 million allotted to alternative fuel programs that will work to increase availability of soy biodiesel and E85 across the state.
Cash rents slowly catching cropland
COLUMBUS - The value of Ohio's cropland is projected to increase an average of 4.5 percent this year, according to an Ohio State University agricultural economics survey - continuing the sharp upward trend of the state's land values over the past three to five years.
Deceptions still persist on eBay
YONKERS, N.Y. - With 100 million items on sale, eBay is the king of online auctions. But almost half of the eBay buyers that Consumer Reports surveyed encountered deceptions, according to a report.
During drought, some plants can be deadly
COLUMBUS - What green foliage that is thriving in Ohio's moisture-starved pasturelands may not necessarily be healthy for the livestock feeding on it.
Holstein association reports a bright future
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - The National Holstein Association convention and annual meeting was June 24-26 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Late-planted oats may be answer to hay shortages
LANCASTER, Ohio - Oats, traditionally grown in the spring as a grain crop, can also be planted in the summer as a late season forage, providing a feed alternative for livestock producers short on hay or pasture.
New virus could devastate fish farms
PIKETON, Ohio - A newly emerging fish virus spreading among wild species is causing concerns in Ohio's farmed aquaculture industry.
Pa. ranked fourth in grape, apple production
Strawberry plant is one in a million
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Five Aces Breeding owner Harry Swartz spent 30 years traveling the world on a quest to find the perfect strawberry plant.
Ohioan hopes to build a breed
SALEM, Ohio - Synergy is the best way to describe the strategy behind the fledgling National Association of Spotted Haflingers breeding program and registry.