Tuscarawas County: Lovedays, Putt earn dairy awards
RAGERSVILLE, Ohio - Despite a snowy, hazardous driving conditions, 115 dairy farmers and guests attended the annual Tuscarawas County Dairy Farmers banquet Feb.
Urban farmer pushes for ‘local food’
WESTERVILLE, Ohio - What's a girl to do when she's got a farmer's heart but lives near the largest city in the state?
Adapt and make do.
Extension hurt by budget cuts
SALEM, Ohio -Money is scarce at the Trumbull County Extension office this year due to a proposed 40 percent budget cut.
Ohio lawmakers debate equine checkoff
SALEM, Ohio - Several years ago, Susan Prokop paid $125 for a pony for her daughter to ride and show.
Is Ohio running out of room? Report calls urban sprawl a myth
SALEM, Ohio - For years, Ohio has been inundated with information about housing developments and shopping malls settling into the rural landscape and suffocating farmers.
Livestock group hopes to dismantle OEPA permit
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Livestock Coalition has filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the agency's recently released general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit exceeds its authority.
‘Outstanding Young Scientist’ winner to address Jersey breeders’ summit
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Kent A. Weigel, the 2003 recipient of the Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the American Dairy Science Association, will be the featured speaker at the first Jersey Breeders Research Summit March 5 in Columbus.
Safety problem is in preharvest stage of production
WASHINGTON - Food in the preharvest stage is more vulnerable to contamination than food in the processing and packaging stages of production, according to a new report released by the American Academy of Microbiology.
Youngsters’ plans to farm take root early
URBANA, Ill. - What influences a child to choose a career on the family farm, and when is that decision made?
A new University of Illinois study of pre-teen farm youth suggests that the foundations for this life choice are set early and that maternal influence, rather than paternal expectations, may be key.
Man’s accident story touches others
SUGARCREEK, Ohio - "Life is what you choose to do with it. You can start living or start dying," said Leroy Billman, a full-time beef cattle producer from Morrow County, Ohio, who lost his right arm in a farm accident when he was 19.
