Soybean crop may reach record yield
COLUMBUS - Despite varied rainfall and high insect populations, Ohio's soybean crop may be headed for a record-breaking year in yields.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau meeting results in push for property tax reform
HERSHEY, Pa. - At its annual meeting Nov. 14-16 in Hershey, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau adopted a policy calling for property tax reform and presented several awards to members.
State Grange presidents honored
COLUMBUS - Ohio State Grange President Laddie Marous and Pennsylvania State Grange President Betsy Huber received recognition from the National Grange Membership/Leadership Director, Ed Luttrell recently at the National Grange Annual Convention held in Columbus, Ohio.
Commissioners can’t fund Columbiana extension office
LISBON, Ohio - It may seem like the Aesop fable about the little shepherd boy crying "Wolf!," but Julie Herron, director of the Columbiana County office of OSU Extension, says it's not.
Creativity culminates in farm
NEW BEDFORD, Ohio - Everyone has a story. Every grandparent, every child, even every farm. Take the little woman with the cherubic smile who splits her time between making chenille pigs for children and pruning Christmas trees to perfection.
Bt bragging rights go to Monsanto
ST. LOUIS - A jury has found in favor of the Monsanto Company in a patent infringement and validity case related to insect-protection technology in corn.
Chef-local grower connection finds unique niche in Ohio agriculture
WOOSTER, Ohio - Tom and Wendy Wiandt's mushroom farm in Burbank is about an hour's drive from the Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Dairy program teaches the basics
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Dairyman Matt Ulmer has a confession to make: He hasn't always liked working with cows.
Farmers in Belmont, Monroe counties can get money to improve environment
BARNESVILLE, Ohio - Funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program will soon be allocated to Belmont and Monroe counties to assist farmers interested in implementing environmental protection measures on their land.
