Report Pa. kudzu sites through hotline
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania residents are encouraged to call the Department of Agriculture to report findings of kudzu, an invasive, climbing vine that has become a problem in some regions of the state.
Cow power: Guts can make electricity
COLUMBUS - Cows could one day help to meet the rise in demand for alternative energy sources, say Ohio State University researchers that used microbe-rich fluid from a cow to generate electricity in a small fuel cell.
Sept. 11, 2001: Ordinary people, extraordinary stories
WASHINGTON - Usually people come in pairs to the story booth - a grandmother and granddaughter, a husband and wife, a father and son.
Fall is time for Butler County farm tour
BUTLER, Pa. - The changes in the weather and the upcoming harvest season are sure signs that it's time to mark the annual Butler County Farm Tour on the family calendar.
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.
Timber harvest tour part of natural resources expo
CARROLLTON, Ohio - The Sept. 15 Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation Expo 2007 also includes a mini-field trip for individuals interested in learning more about timber harvesting and woodlot management.
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.
