Help is here for small farm owners
SALEM, Ohio - It's the perfect little plot of land. Now, what do you do with it? Delving into the world of agriculture for the first time can be a scary experience for those with little or no knowledge about the industry, but there is a way to secure a safety net before jumping in.
Antibiotic OK for treating bee disease
WASHINGTON - American beekeepers will soon have a new antibiotic with which to protect their colonies from American foulbrood disease, thanks to Agricultural Research Service studies that paved the way for the compound's regulatory approval.
Farm and Dairy 2005 Holiday Story Contest
WHAT a challenge! Picking just 10 youth holiday stories to print was tough. So many of them were well-written and creative. To say the least, we were impressed. Read the youth winning entries here.
Pa. pushes eminent domain changes
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Like other states, Pennsylvania is working quickly to enact state legislation redefining eminent domain authority in the wake of a U.
‘If you knew my dad …’
I'd just got home from work that day. It was this spring, May 19. I was in my bathroom and I happened to look out the window.
U.S. beef set to be in Japan by holidays
SALEM, Ohio - Almost two years after mad cow disease prompted Japan to shut its border to U.S. beef, trade has now resumed.
Ash borer moves into Lorain County
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Ohio Department of Agriculture officials discovered Emerald Ash Borer, a destructive exotic insect from Asia, in ash trees in western Lorain County.
Lamb prices higher for those who ‘market’ and not just ‘sell’ product
NEWARK, Ohio - The time is ripe for lamb and wool producers to start marketing their product directly to customers, industry leaders told a convention of Ohio sheep farmers Dec.
WTO members to choose agriculture export subsidies’ last year by March
WASHINGTON - Ministers from key countries in World Trade Organization negotiations have set themselves a March 1 deadline to agree on a target year for eliminating agricultural export subsidies.
