More than 200 submit applications for farmland preservation funds
REYNOLDSBURG -- Ohio farm families and local communities submitted applications asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to purchase an easement on their farmland, which...
Beneficial fungi boost pepper growth
Little known fungi, which have been diminished by modern agricultural practices such as tillage, could help plant intake of soil nutrients.
Pa. farmers fight both drought and flooding in a few chaotic months
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - It seems like it hasn't quit raining since Bryan Swistock voiced worries in mid-April about an impending groundwater drought in Pennsylvania.
Conservation efforts rewarded by Wayne Soil and Water
WOOSTER, Ohio - Melissa Arko and Neil Topovski were recently recognized by the Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District for their efforts in introducing science and conservation to students at Parkview Elementary School in the Wooster City School District.
Fewer wheat acres could boost prices
The lowest projected winter wheat plantings in 30 years could give some lift to wheat prices by summer harvest.
Unpredictable weather calls for proper corn management techniques
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- There may be no such thing as the "normal" growing conditions of old that many corn farmers have been longing...
On our plates or in our hearts: Officials discuss animal welfare in Columbus
"When one side is
fundamentally opposed to what the other side does, there is no
common ground."
Julie Maschhoff
Maschhoff Pig Company
Kentucky harvests hemp crop Sept. 23
University of Kentucky researchers harvested the university’s first hemp crop in decades Sept. 23.
Norman Borlaug receives highest civilian honor
NEW YORK - Norman Borlaug, often called "Father of the Green Revolution," received the Congressional Gold Medal July 17 in honor of his work and multiple accomplishments in agricultural science.
Market lamb numbers continue to fall
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The number of sheep and lambs on Ohio farms on Jan. 1, totaled 128,000 head, down 2 percent from the 2009...
