Applications sought for youth sheep program
COSHOCTON, Ohio — The Youth Conservationist Program is starting its 11th year, through the generosity of those interested in the preservation of rare sheep...
Sweet Harts: Nuts and chocolatey confections replace syrup as Hart family signature
BURTON, Ohio -- Pecan turtles, the gooey caramel and nut confections dunked in dark or milk chocolate, are piled in the showcase.Decadent truffles drizzled...
VeraSun could sell assets to Valero
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- VeraSun Energy Corporation is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for permission to sell substantially all...
USDA project aims to promote produce
COLUMBUS -- A new pilot project from the Ohio Farm Service Agency will permit producers in Ohio to plant cucumbers, green peas, lima beans,...
Ohio State University alumni society names recipients of 2009 awards
COLUMBUS -- The College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Society of The Ohio State University named the recipients of its 2009 awards....
Associations sign safe feed, food agreement
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Representatives of the American Feed Industry Association and the Feed Additives and Premixtures Association of the European Union signed an agreement...
2007 Census of Agriculture: Agriculture’s ‘middle’ slipping away
The latest Census of Agriculture shows more U.S. farms than in 2007, but Ohio farms decreased by 2.5 percent. Nationally, there are a lot more very small farms, and a lot more very large farms.
Horses can’t lie down for too long
URBANA, Ill. — It’s something you wouldn’t believe could happen unless you saw it. You walk out to the barn in the morning and...
Payment program aids dairy producers
COLUMBUS — With milk prices collapsing following two years of historical highs, an old dairy program reauthorized by the 2008 farm bill may aid...
Financial management practices and strategy options for farm operators
By WILLIAM EDWARDSAMES, Iowa -- After several years of high grain prices and generous margins, crop producers are facing a 2009 that looks less...
