State funds Ohio ag innovations
COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University received an $11.6 million grant May 10 through Gov. Bob Taft's Third Frontier Project to establish the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center.
USDA crop projections reinforce need for new markets
WASHINGTON - By estimating corn supplies to exceed use by 2.5 billion bushels for the 2005-2006 marketing year, the
WVU studying new feed technology
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - At a time when many are working to shed excess weight, a team of West Virginia University researchers are looking to pack on the pounds - to cattle.
Life on the Stark Electric Railway
SALEM, Ohio - Thirty-three miles of hand-laid railroad track and the Stark Electric Railway cars that raced on it between Canton and Salem built the foundation for life as we know it in Stark and Columbiana counties.
Taking to tokens: History buff trades pocket watch for pocket change
SALEM, Ohio - John Dunlap has his hand in his pocket, sifting jingling coins between his fingers.
He gathers them and withdraws the loot.
Crops probably survived chilly start
COLUMBUS - Early-planted corn in Ohio is germinating or, in some cases, already emerging. Those signs could indicate that the crop escaped serious disease problems brought about by cold, wet conditions in late April.
Heritage turkeys getting popular
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The first stage of research on heritage-breed turkeys at Kansas State University is complete, a K-State animal scientist said.
Interest rates help push farmland values; buyers ‘locking into land’
DENVER - U.S. farmland values continue rising at rapid rates, according to the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, with some locations experiencing sales well above peak market prices.
Lush green grass may look good,but it’s actually harmful to horses’ health
Spring is here, and the plants are new and fresh. The pretty, lush grasses that green the countryside in April and May are young, tender, and very tasty for a horse.












