Mentoring program to help new organic farmers
SPRING VALLEY, Wis. -- A Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring Program is again being sponsored in 2010 by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service. This program...
Study confirms Pa. Farm Bureau concerns over proposed I-80 tolling
CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Farm Bureau asserted its strong opposition to any plans to place tolls on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. The bureau...
Westway Group Inc. acquires new facility
NEW ORLEANS -- Westway Group Inc. said its wholly-owned subsidiary Westway Terminal Cincinnati LLC had completed the acquisition of the storage assets, contractual relationships...
Food safety hotline adds e-mail address
COLUMBUS -- For the first time, consumers can reach a food safety hotline at Ohio State University by e-mail at foodsafety@osu.edu. Due to a...
Ohioans may need to switch Medicare plans
COLUMBUS -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that approximately 34,000 beneficiaries in Ohio will need to secure new Medicare coverage for...
Campbell’s, FFA to preserve barns
Help Grow Your Own Soup, a Campbell's Soup program, is drawing attention to barn preservation and the FFA. You can vote for your favorite barn and also help earn donations for the FFA with your online vote.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 15, 2009
MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- On Sept. 27, freshman West Holmes FFA members Sarah Lynch, Elizabeth Overholt, Alexis Bird, Lee Schlegel, Brittany Sigler, Bob Taylor, Kristi...
Dairying today: Multi-family effort succeeds at Clardale Farms
Even amid urban sprawl and record low milk prices, Stark County's Clardale Farms recently expanded to add a double-12 milking parlor for its 450-head milking herd.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 15, 2009
HOOKSTOWN, Pa. -- Silver Spurs 4-H club members participated in the District 11 4-H Horse Show held in last month in Allegheny County.
Eight...
Issue 2 rally: Ohio farmers can no longer just ‘preach to the choir’
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Farmers from Ashland County and across Ohio are preparing themselves and their friends for a "yes" vote on Ohio's Issue 2,...
