A roundup of FFA news for the week of March 12, 2009
BESSEMER, Pa. — The Mohawk FFA chapter traveled to Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 21-22 to the Agricultural Cooperation Establishes Success Conference.
A record high...
Budget crunch hits Ohio State University Extension
SALEM, Ohio — No one is safe from hard-hitting money woes, and this week, another victim came forward: Ohio State University Extension.State budget cuts...
Sen. Sherrod Brown anounces more than $4 million to support Ohio agriculture
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, applauded passage of The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, which includes $4,013,000 in funds to targeted programs...
Ohio farmers face uphill climb in D.C.
Ohio farm leaders were in Washington March 9-11 to talk to their legislators about agricultural issues that affect them back at home -- issues that have been on the Farm Bureau plate before and show no signs of going away.
Take a virtual tour of corn ethanol plant March 13
COLUMBUS -- Ohio State University's Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering wraps up its winter seminar series at noon March 13 with "A...
Ohio farmers have planted more than 1 million acres of wheat this season
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio farmers have planted more than a million acres of wheat this season, the second year that seeding has surged over...
Ohioan wins 2009 National Conservation Legacy Award
WORTHINGTON, Ohio -- Ohio Soybean Association board member and soybean farmer from Marion County, John Buck, was announced as the national winner of the...
Risk of Stewart’s Disease to be low
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The risk of Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight is predicted to be low throughout much of Ohio's corn crop this...
Update: Youth archers place at state tournament
The Alliance Middle School archery team, competing under the name the Alliance Arrows, finished 11th in the middle school division at the state tournament...
Youth archers target state tournament success
ALLIANCE, Ohio — The whistle blows. Meagan Gravlee calmly walks to the rack of bows and selects her favorite. She strides to her mark,...
