Thursday, April 18, 2024

WASHINGTON - More than $385 million in Forest Service revenue will be distributed to 41 states and Puerto Rico for improvements to public schools, roads and stewardship projects, according to Ag Secretary Mike Johanns.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Terry Ann Schaner, vice regent of the Jacob Ferree chapter of the

MOSCOW, Idaho - A new handbook that focuses on using sheep and goats to manage vegetation and enhance landscapes was recently completed in a collaborative effort by researchers, educators, and producers from across the United States.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Appalachian hardwood forests may be getting a respite from acid rain, but data from a long-term ecological study of stream chemistry suggests that the drop in acid rain may be changing biological activity in the ecosystem and hiking dissolved carbon dioxide in forest streams.

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The Franklin County Court of Appeals recently agreed with the

WASHINGTON - According to the preliminary results of a USDA survey, the number of farmers markets increased more than 7 percent between 2005 and 2006.

CLEVELAND - Oak forests may be approaching extinction, but lightning fires may play a vital role in their regeneration, according to

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Giant ragweed soon could cast a giant shadow on the world's most popular herbicide.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Heart-healthier pork may not yet appear on restaurant menus, but it has been included among Discover magazine's top 100 science stories of 2006.

COLUMBIANA, Ohio - The looms in Linda Ann Marie Bertanzetti's weaving studio stand in quiet rows. Colorful spools and shuttles of warp are stored around the room and bright fabrics are stacked in the corner.