Ashtabula dairies honor their own
ASHTABULA, Ohio -
Transgenic cows resist mastitis
WASHINGTON - USDA researchers have used gene-transfer technologies to produce dairy cows that resist a widespread bacterial infection called mastitis.
Perception impacts price
DENVER - Paul Bierschwale, accredited rural appraiser and owner of Bierschwale Appraisals in Junction, Texas, believes the personal desire to own a piece of rural America is driving land prices to new levels.
Pennsylvania spotlights its hiking trails May 11-19
There will be more than 100 organized hikes and walks available during the nine-day event.
Georgia man ships pest along with bees
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Bees shipped to Ohio from B. J. Weeks of Ballground, Ga., were discovered to be infested with small hive beetle, a pest of honey bee colonies that destroys hives and makes honey putrid.
Keep switchgrass in mind for biomass uses
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. -- Camelina isn't the only alternative biomass crop that makes sense in this area.Ernst Conservation Seeds, based in Meadville, Pa., is...
PROGRESS: Geauga Family Farms: Farmers pave own future path
SALEM, Ohio - A year and a half ago when six men sat down in a Geauga County farmhouse kitchen, they knew just what they wanted, but they didn't know how to achieve it.
Planting season is upon us!
It's hard to believe the busy spring planting season is right around the corner. Clark says now is the time to put in grain targets with your elevator so you don't miss out on opportunities before you get busy.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 5, 2009
NEW RUMLEY, Ohio — Members of the New Rumley 4-H club reorganized recently at the Rumley Township Community Hall.
Election of officers was held...
Toad Hill Organic Farm jumps into vegetable market
Toad Hill Organic Farm has proved to be enough to hold over the Patrick family for the last 10 years, through good and bad weather and changing consumer attitude toward organic foods.
