Penn State tractors show no ill effects from biodiesel
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A collaborative biofuel demonstration project involving Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and machinery manufactured by Case New Holland is attracting worldwide attention and appears to have ramifications for the makers and users of all types of diesel-powered equipment.
Beef industry loses important leader
SUMMITVILLE, Ohio - The U.S. cattle industry lost one of its most influential leaders last week. Fred H.
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.
The first 100 years
The Lowry Farm and of Washington, Pa., was recently honored with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Century Farm Award.
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.
