The science behind the tender steak
WASHINGTON - Consistently tender steaks may be more readily available at restaurants and supermarkets in the future, thanks to technology developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists in Nebraska.
Tips for getting those replacement heifers bred
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Beef cattle inventory done Jan. 1, 2005, indicates number of beef cattle replacement heifers in the United States - weighing 500 pounds and over - are up 4 percent compared to one year earlier.
Tuscarawas County: Lovedays, Putt earn dairy awards
RAGERSVILLE, Ohio - Despite a snowy, hazardous driving conditions, 115 dairy farmers and guests attended the annual Tuscarawas County Dairy Farmers banquet Feb.
Urban farmer pushes for ‘local food’
WESTERVILLE, Ohio - What's a girl to do when she's got a farmer's heart but lives near the largest city in the state?
Adapt and make do.
Extension hurt by budget cuts
SALEM, Ohio -Money is scarce at the Trumbull County Extension office this year due to a proposed 40 percent budget cut.
Ohio lawmakers debate equine checkoff
SALEM, Ohio - Several years ago, Susan Prokop paid $125 for a pony for her daughter to ride and show.
Is Ohio running out of room? Report calls urban sprawl a myth
SALEM, Ohio - For years, Ohio has been inundated with information about housing developments and shopping malls settling into the rural landscape and suffocating farmers.
Livestock group hopes to dismantle OEPA permit
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Livestock Coalition has filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the agency's recently released general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit exceeds its authority.
‘Outstanding Young Scientist’ winner to address Jersey breeders’ summit
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Kent A. Weigel, the 2003 recipient of the Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the American Dairy Science Association, will be the featured speaker at the first Jersey Breeders Research Summit March 5 in Columbus.
Safety problem is in preharvest stage of production
WASHINGTON - Food in the preharvest stage is more vulnerable to contamination than food in the processing and packaging stages of production, according to a new report released by the American Academy of Microbiology.
