Strickland says it is time to tighten the belt
COLUMBUS — Moving to address a projected shortfall that may range between $733 million and $1.9 billion, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has directed state...
Ohioan named National Poll-ette of Year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Organization of Poll-ettes has named Mary Ann Berg, Dalton, Ohio, the 2007 National Poll-ette of the Year.
For...
Mobile science lab for southwest Pa. touts agriculture
SALEM, Ohio — Two western Pennsylvania Farm Bureau groups have raised more than $100,000 to purchase a new Mobile Ag Ed Science Lab.
The Armstrong...
To beat the slugs, get crop in the ground early
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. - Ron Hammond, the "go-to guy" on gray garden slugs in Ohio and Pennsylvania, gave his annual dose of slug control therapy at the Tri-State Conservation Tillage Conference Jan.
Volunteer corn threatens efficiency of modified varieties against pests
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Bt could stand for "big trouble" in the years ahead if farmers aren't careful in their use of biotech corn, said a
Ohio farmland preservation in limbo
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The economy of Ohio depends on the $93.7 billion industry of agriculture with its employment of hundreds of thousands of workers.
No-till? It’s all in the management
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. - High market prices for your grain. High fertilizer costs. High costs of production.
U.S. farmers lend a hand in Uganda
SALEM, Ohio - A brutal civil war. Farmers forced from their land. Crowded displaced persons camps. Murder.
Can you raise 80 cows on 80 acres? You bet, dairy grazing expert says
WOOSTER, Ohio - Raising 80 cows on 80 acres? Is that possible? It sure can be done, and done well, even.
Cover crops prove to be beneficial
PIKETON, Ohio - Cover crops, if planted at the right time and used with the proper crop rotation, can be biomass workhorses.













