Farm expenditures hit record high
WASHINGTON — U.S. farm production expenditures totaled $260 billion in 2007, up 9.3 percent from the revised 2006 total of $238 billion.
Penn State’s solar home open for public tours
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The MorningStar, an 800-square-foot solar house was which was designed and constructed by Penn State students and faculty, is now...
Ag Encounter
Hundreds of fourth graders swarmed through the Lawrence County Fairgrounds Oct. 7-8 to get a glimpse of how agriculture affects everything from their shoes to their snacks.
Always a farmer at heart: Cattleman finds lifelong dream on Jefferson County hillsides
HAMMONDSVILLE, Ohio — Herman Howell leans off the gas pedal and lets the shadow of his F-250 creep across the ridge, barely moving along...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 16, 2008
PATTERSONVILLE, Ohio — Brown Frame Round-Up 4-H club met Oct. 4 at the Brown Frame Building with 12 members attending.
The club had a Halloween...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 16, 2008
WEST SALEM, Ohio — The Northwestern FFA held its first meeting Oct. 6 in the Northwestern High School library.
Kyle Schirm led the meeting....
L.J. Hay fire ruled as arson
SALEM, Ohio -- Two blazes that robbed Wellsville-area farm families of bank barns earlier this month are still under investigation, but the state ruled...
Timely tips to help beef producers get through hard times
With high feed, seed, fuel and fertilizer costs, beef producers need to consider alternative approaches to feeding and managing their herds.
Economic ills require strong medicine
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — An ailing financial industry is going to need strong medicine to pull out of a deepening credit crunch brought on...
Ag ombudsman program beefed up in Pa.
HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania farmers and communities will benefit from a program that provides communications and outreach services on issues affecting agriculture, land use, environment...
