Composites made from plant materials hit market
ITHACA, N.Y. - Biodegradable composites made entirely from plant materials could save landfill space, reduce carcinogens in homes and workplaces and boost the economy.
Digging deep: World plowing contest to be remembered
PEEBLES, Ohio - The World Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contest was held at Peebles, in Adams County, Ohio, Sept.
EPA studying air quality around large livestock farms
WASHINGTON - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the beginning of the first-ever nationwide
Wiles trial to happen without jury
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ken and Joe Wiles and their employee, Dusty Stroud, all accused of animal cruelty, will go to trial June 19.
Beef research goes high tech with health monitoring
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Cattle producers try their best to monitor the health of their herds for any sign of sickness and disease.
Clermont Co. scores first easement
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Clermont County farmland owner Marie Holscher recently donated a permanent agricultural easement on her family's 41.
Dairy icon heads to Smithsonian
WASHINGTON - In a special ceremony June 5, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History received a collection of personal memorabilia documenting the Borden Company's participation in the 1939 New York World's Fair in commemoration of Borden's 150th anniversary.
Pa. man hopes to revive Afghan art, improve water
The smell was sweet and unmistakable. I looked around for the source: There at the side of the road, a multiflora rose bush in full flower.
What if corn and soybeans just aren’t enough?
WASHINGTON - The demand for alternatives to petroleum-based fuels is steadily rising. Corn and soybeans - the dominant feedstocks for ethanol and biodiesel production in the United States - grow well in the central regions of the country.
The man behind the roar of engines and crowds
JAMESTOWN, Pa. - In 1987, high school teacher Richard "Rick" Feicht decided that after six years of announcing tractor pulls for the Pennsylvania Tractor Pullers Association, he would strike out on his own and create an independent pulling company.













