Tall order
AUSTINBURG, Ohio - Wee Willie has big potential in the nursery industry. The tiny boxwood shrub, discovered, patented and trademarked by Bill and Pat Schubert at their Tree Tyme Nursery in Austinburg, is an example of the couple's attention to detail and a tribute to their persistence in a competitive business.
Organic goodness
CADIZ, Ohio - Instead of asking Mick Luber what he grows at Bluebird Farm, it might be easier to ask him what he doesn't grow.
Pork industry develops new food safety program
SALEM, Ohio - Pork producers soon will have a new certification program to smooth consumers' concerns over food safety and animal care.
The perfect balance
GUSTAVUS TOWNSHIP, Ohio - The component that often needs the most work on dairy farms isn't butterfat or protein.
Beef budget focuses on promotion
AMARILLO, Texas -
Can farms harvest environmental credits?
WASHINGTON - Environmental regulations often require firms that emit pollutants to limit emissions to a set level or to install specific emission-reducing technologies.
Energy industry will need ag, expert says
URBANA, Ill. -
Flies are more than just annoying
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - There's more than just lush grasses around cattle pastures these days: flies.
Medical uses for soy compounds on the horizon
NEW ORLEANS -
Ohio State center helps curb ‘addiction to oil’
COLUMBUS - Plant-derived industrial products play a key role in the country's plan to cut down dependence on foreign petroleum by boosting production and use of domestic energy and feedstock sources.
