Scientists weigh in on livestock cloning
SAVOY, Ill. - More than 200 scientists have signed a public statement in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's draft risk assessment on the safety of food from cloned animals and their conventionally-bred offspring.
Secrest Arboretum to host free events through the fall
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio State University's Secrest Arboretum in Wooster will began its 2007 schedule of free public events with Plant Discovery Day May 5.
Puzzling potassium levels? There’s a likely explanation
WOODBURY, Minn. - Ever get a soil test result for potassium that looked a little odd? You're not alone, said T.
Seedstock sale boast strong averages
HILLSBORO, Ohio - The first of two Ohio Cattlemen's Association Seedstock Improvement Sales had a standing-room only crowd at Union Stock Yards' new sale facility in Hillsboro, Ohio, April 14.
Virus and parasite may cause bee ‘colony collapse disorder’
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Researchers have identified potential culprits behind the wide-spread catastrophic death of honeybees around North America and Europe.
Tainted hog feed makes its way to eight U.S. farms
SALEM, Ohio - Eight U.S. hog farms were quarantined last week when authorities determined the animals ate contaminated feed.
A trip through time: Corn yields and farming 1944 vs. 2007
SALEM, Ohio - If Mother Nature cooperates and farmers get their way, the anticipated 90.5 million acres of corn to be sown this spring will go down as the largest U.
Corn growers beware: That biotech trait may limit your market, price
SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio and National Corn Growers Associations are giving farmers fair warning: If your seed corn has a rootworm trait, you had better know if it's fully approved for global use.
Equine cruelty: Skelton awaiting jury trial
CANFIELD, Ohio - An attorney has requested a jury trial for Mahoning County horseman Tom Skelton, accused of animal cruelty after 15 allegedly sick and starving horses were seized from his farm in late October.
Adopt an Acre
WERNERSVILLE, Pa. - As concerned citizens celebrated Earth Day April 22, to focus attention on efforts to conserve natural resources, a new nonprofit organization to save farmland is being launched in Berks County, according to its president, Victoria Kintzer.