Virus associated with bee shortages
WASHINGTON - A team led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Pennsylvania State University and Columbia University has found an association between colony collapse disorder in honey bees and a honey bee virus called Israeli acute paralysis virus.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Auto-control equipment to be showcased
LONDON, Ohio - Precision agriculture technology, from familiar to new equipment, will be displayed and demonstrated at this year's
Western Pa. native earns dairy honors
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Ken Raney, executive director of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association, will receive the 2007 Image Award during the All-American Dairy Show Sept.
Carroll County hosts ag and natural resources expo Sept. 15
CARROLLTON, Ohio - If you want to attract wildlife or want to control nuisance wildlife, or if you want to learn about windmills, pasture management, meat goats or cut flower production, you can grab all sorts of information at the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation Expo 2007 Sept.
Twenty Ohio farms tapped for easement purchase program
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Agriculture's Office of Farmland Preservation is scheduled to purchase easement rights from 20 farms in 11 counties under the sixth funding round of the Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program.
Volunteers earn 10 Star awards
DOVER, Ohio - Ohio Farm Bureau's Director of Local Affairs Larry Gearhardt warmed up the crowd with a series of humorous slides illustrating "why isn't Larry's farm profitable.
Geauga County livestock sale totals $245,000
BURTON, Ohio - The Geauga County Junior Fair Livestock Auction brought in $245,538.58 Saturday, Sept.
Assessment approved in MWCD
SALEM, Ohio - It's been more than two years since the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District proposed an assessment to pay for maintenance and improvements in its 18-county area.
Holmes County Farm Bureau sets policies, goals for the year ahead
NASHVILLE, Ohio - Holmes County Farm Bureau hosted its first farm tour in a number of years, and it was well received, according to Tim Brumme, chairman of the farm tour committee.
Buyers give more than $500,000
CANTON, Ohio - The only thing better than winning a champion banner at the county fair is winning four.













