Ohio’s first lady and Department of Aging honor long-married volunteers
COLUMBUS -- First Lady Frances Strickland and the Ohio Department of Aging honored couples for their dedication to marriage and volunteerism at the 10th...
Researcher details role of apples in inhibiting breast cancer
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Six studies published in the past year by a Cornell researcher add to growing evidence that an apple a day --...
Farm Bureaus to offer tips during Food Check-Out Week
WASHINGTON -- Farmer and rancher members of many local Farm Bureaus will reach out to consumers with practical information and tips on how to...
View from The Pit at the National Farm Machinery Show
Even though the lights flickered off and on intermittently on Wednesday (and finally went off at 5 p.m., stayed off, but came on in...
Time to apply for an Ohio ag easement
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Ohio farmers wishing to preserve their farmland through the Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program can now find the 2009 application...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 12, 2009
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Laurel FFA will host the Buckeye Donkey Basketball Show at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Laurel High School gymnasium in...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 12, 2009
BOWERSTON, Ohio — The Silver Spurs 4-H club met Jan. 29 at the Bowerston Public Library with 19 members present.
The club welcomed three...
Wayne County farm gets $250,000 clean coal grant
The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority has approved a $250,000 grant to co-fund the design of a 10 million BTU hybrid fluidized bed gasifier for use in heating greenhouses at Cedar Lane Farms in Wooster, Ohio.
Biotechnology endorsement expands
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — According to the Risk Management Agency, the Pilot Biotech Yield Endorsement has been replaced by the Biotechnology Endorsement (BE).
Expands coverage...
Farmers see 2008 CAUV rates increase
An increase in 2008 Current Agricultural Use Value rates has many Ohio farmers wondering what happened to a program that typically helps them save a substantial amount of money on property taxes.
