Dairy industry goes ‘big business’
SALEM, Ohio - Quality assurance is a "big business" term. Big companies with big budgets and important agendas, who want to be sure everything is produced in the fastest, safest ways.
Ohio ‘priorities’ receive funding
SALEM, Ohio - The USDA recently doled out nearly $5 million to conservation programs across the country, and for the first time, $250,000 went to Ohio projects.
The Champion
It was summer 1949, and young showman Jim Wiegers and his hogs were blazing the competition at Ohio fairs.
No more evidence of bird flu in Canada
OTTAWA - Testing by Canada's avian influenza reference laboratory in Winnipeg has found no additional evidence of the avian influenza virus in birds from a small backyard flock in western Prince Edward Island.
Ohio state fair concert slate finalized
COLUMBUS - The Ohio State Fair will showcase a variety of genres, including contemporary Christian, R&B, classic rock, country and pop/rock during its 12-day run in 2006.
Over-order milk premium increased
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
Researchers seek ways to control perennial weeds in organic fields
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio State University scientists have received a four-year, $400,000 USDA grant to tackle a deep-rooted thorn in organic farming's side.
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The U.S. Postal Service reconfigured its mail handling operations in regard to delivery of periodicals May 11, 2006.
WTO negotiations still hung upon agricultural market access
WASHINGTON - How many times can a presidential adviser say the word "bold" when discussing the latest push in agricultural negotiations within the World Trade Organization's Doha Round? Seven in two minutes.











