Wednesday, May 8, 2024

AKRON, Ohio - Dean Foods Company will close its Reiter Dairy production operation in Barberton and shift production due to excess capacity.

EAST SPARTA, Ohio - There are only seven Farmaster tractors left in the world and just six Intercontinentals.

SALEM, Ohio - USDA has changed its attitude toward the

COLUMBUS - Ohio ranks in the top five nationally for direct farm sales, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a direct marketing conference in January is designed to keep Ohio farmers at the top when it comes to exploring trend opportunities, reaching new markets, and improving their bottom line.

WASHINGTON - Current USDA estimates place 2006 milk production at 181.9 billion pounds, a 2.8 percent increase above 2005.

COLUMBUS - The success of the Agricultural Easement Purchase Program and the creation of Agricultural Security Areas have increased the profile of Ohio's farmland preservation efforts.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - When the space shuttle Discovery launched Dec. 9 for a scheduled mission to the International Space Station, a western Pennsylvania "farm boy" had a ringside seat.

CAMP HILL, Pa. - Pennsylvania's new Healthy Farms and Healthy Schools initiative (Senate Bill 1209) will increase agricultural education and promote consumption of state-grown farm products in schools.

WASHINGTON - Super Slurper, a cornstarch-based superabsorbent polymer invented by Agricultural Research Service scientists over 30 years ago, continues to fan the entrepreneurial spirit.

COLUMBUS - Fruit and vegetable growers and marketers may participate in the 2007 Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress, which will also include the Ohio Direct Agricultural Marketing Conference, the Mid American Ag and Hort Human Resource Conference and the National Bramble Conference.