Sunday, May 19, 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.

NEWTON FALLS, Ohio - This is one of the best times of year for Jim Balzer. Even with the hubbub of the holidays passed, he still anticipates some of the best gift deliveries of the year: his calf crop.

Yet another interesting year for cattle prices is behind us. It seems like each year, the September to December time period usually spawns an unexpected event that causes dramatic swings in prices.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Ethanol production, rising corn prices, new markets and environmental stewardship are all emerging issues that could impact Ohio's beef cattle industry.

WASHINGTON - Meat and milk from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats, and their offspring, are as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals.

BRYAN, Ohio - Pork producers interested in nontraditional pork markets have the opportunity to attend the Swine Niche Pork Producer Conference Jan.

COLUMBUS - Results of a new study by the Ohio State University shows the state's forest products industry contributes $15.

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.