Killing ornamental weeds takes a plan
COLUMBUS - Effective weed control in the garden or landscape involves more than just laying down mulch, applying herbicides, or using a combination of both methods.
Ohio farmers receive awards for conservation stewardship
COLUMBUS - Seven farmers who have implemented conservation and resource stewardship management practices received this year's Environmental Stewardship Awards.
Soybean rust fungicides don’t do well in ‘mixed’ company
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers can control Asian soybean rust and soybean aphid by spraying fungicides and insecticides from the same tank mix.
Watch what you pitch over the fence
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Some house plants and shrubs contain toxins in the leaves, stems or flowers and can be poisonous to pets and livestock.
Wind-blown dust particles can carry E. coli bacteria
WOOSTER, Ohio - Under laboratory conditions, sawdust bedding not only yielded higher counts of E. coli O157:H7 than sand bedding; it also harbored the pathogen longer.
Henry Bergfeld — The long and short of loving cattle
SUMMITVILLE, Ohio - Henry Bergfeld was never supposed to be a cattleman, never supposed to be college-educated, never supposed to be a cutting-edge leader at one of the nation's largest cattle ranches.
Taiwan reopens market for U.S. beef products
WASHINGTON - Taiwan is lifting its ban on U.S. boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age effective April 16.
Certifier gives brief look at organic rules
SALEM, Ohio - The rules for organic certification fill several booklets, but the gist of most of them is to treat the cows humanely, said organic certifier Stephen Sears.
U.S. trade commission reviews free trade pacts
WASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade Commission launched an investigation April 7 on the impact of three trade agreements signed since 2002 under trade promotion authority (also known as "fast track authority").
Organic milk is in the green
SALEM, Ohio - Steve Hackenbracht travels across Ohio and Pennsylvania telling farmers to overhaul their operations.
