Gov. Rendell spells out ACRE
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell bolstered his plan to keep farmers out of court in front of more than 600 people at Ag Progress Days last week in Rock Springs, Pa.
Shaver’s Creek: Look into an owl’s world
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - Do you see that white light? Blink. Blink. Blink.
It isn't an emergency strobe light but it is a warning.
Clarion Co. Fair sale totals are up
CLARION, Pa. - The Clarion County Fair 4-H livestock auction held July 30 totaled at $58,242.50, up substantially from last year's total of $48,871.
Barn stands in way of development
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio celebrated its first 200 years just last year, but already the reminders of the past are fading away.
California getting tougher on dairies
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. - A California air quality agency may adopt the nation's first regulation to reduce odor from the waste generated by more than 250,000 dairy cows, primarily concentrated in the Chino area.
Dairyman recounts mad cow episode
WASHINGTON - Veterinarian and dairy farmer Bill Wavrin, 43, remembers well the day he learned that one of his cows was the first cow in the United States to test positive for BSE (mad cow disease).
Ohio researcher creates first soy-based bread to hit market
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today, man does not have to live by wheat bread alone - at least in central Ohio.
Healthyhearth bread, a new soy-based bread that resulted from research of Ohio State University food scientists, is believed to be the first commercially available bread with enough soy in it to carry the Food and Drug Administration's heart-healthy label.
On Guard!
Farm safety is a story that can never be told often enough. In a special supplement published this week, several Farm and Dairy readers share their stories.
Pawpaw: The Midwest banana?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Although the pawpaw is native to the eastern and central United States, it is a surprisingly well-kept secret.
Precipitation likely to exceed last year’s
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - If it seems to you like this year is wetter so far than 2003 - which for much of Pennsylvania was the wettest on record - you are perceptive.
