Water quality: What’s being done, what should be done?
As Lake Erie and other Ohio water bodies suffer from algal blooms, the question becomes, what should we do?An easy answer might seem to just stop applying fertilizer — especially fertilizer that contains phosphorus — the primary culprit behind the blooms.
House passes nutrition-only bill, but clock’s still ticking on farm bill
Can a conference committee quickly hammer out a new farm bill before Sept. 30? Doubtful.
Acreage survey finds Ohio farmers will plant fewer acres
Ohio farmers mirror their counterparts nationwide, planning to shift some acreage from soybeans back into corn.
Connecting water quality to digestion in dairy cows
Eighteen farms in the Northern New York region participated in research evaluating the impact of water quality on fiber digestion in dairy cows.
Lake Erie fishing will exceed expectations
Walleye harvest rates set records for the second straight year in 2019, and numerous large hatches point to an increasingly bright future.
Market lighting affects nutrients
USDA researchers have found that spinach leaves exposed to light similar to the 24-hour fluorescent light received by packages of fresh salad greens on...
Bison sale attracts 107 entries
DENVER -- The National Bison Association's Gold Trophy show and sale attracted 107 animals Jan. 24 at the National Western Stock Show in Denver,...
Ohio building doctors make house calls
Free clinics offered throughout Ohio, starting this weekend.
USDA Ohio Rural Development loan brings project to life
Richland and Crawford county residents now have access to a brand-new, 24-hour, full-service hospital.
Corn-based ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions
A report finds GHG emissions from corn-based ethanol in the U.S. are about 43 percent lower than gasoline when measured on an energy equivalent basis.
