Ohioans get extra credit in carbon trade
SALEM, Ohio - There's even more benefit for Ohio farmers in the National Farmers Union's carbon credit selling program.
Corn growers should properly channel Market Choices-labeled grain
ST. LOUIS - The National Corn Growers Association is reminding growers of the importance of developing marketing plans for grain with the Market Choices logo, which helps growers and grain handlers identify non-European Union approved corn hybrids.
Daylay Egg Farm loses grain license
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Daylay Egg Farm Inc., of West Mansfield in Logan County, may no longer handle grain from producers after a financial statement submitted to the Ohio Department of Agriculture showed the company does not have the working capital required to maintain a commodity handlers license.
Emerald ash borer quarantine expanded
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - A tiny pest is drawing huge attention across Ohio. Ohio's emerald ash borer quarantine has been expanded to include Lorain and Medina counties.
How do you say ‘see you next year’ in German?
READING, Pa. - Walking into the Sheraton Inn conference room designated for the National Grange German/USA Friendship Program was like walking into a family reunion.
The face of America’s migrant workers
Jeff Zellers once intended to go to law school, but in 1987 decided to join the family farm business established by his grandparents in the 1920s.
Fifty reasons to celebrate
HARRISBURG, Pa. - George Hunter of Stoneboro, Pa., celebrated a golden anniversary last week. No, it wasn't his wedding anniversary - which, incidentally, he and his wife Evelyn surpassed 13 years ago.
Meat and potatoes still a bargain
WASHINGTON - Retail prices for food at the supermarket increased slightly in the third quarter of 2006, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.
More Ohio counties quarantined for emerald ash borer
Nanotechnology is making progress
WASHINGTON - Thanks to nanotechnology, tomorrow's food will be designed by shaping molecules and atoms.