Report details use of distillers grains
URBANA, Ill. - A report providing guidelines for feeding distillers dried grains with solubles to swine is now available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.
Vegetable rainbow should increase consumption
WASHINGTON - No matter how you slice it, Americans aren't eating their veggies. According to a recently published USDA study, less than half of 8,000 people surveyed in 1999 and 2000 got their recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
Web tool helps sustainable farmers
PORTLAND, Ore. - Farmers now have a free online tool available that allows them to compare their current management practices with "best practices" for sustainable agriculture.
Yield research crucial for U.S. agriculture to stay competitive
COLUMBUS - Increased ethanol demand in the United States will most likely put strains on the agricultural sector - from markets to the environment to crop production and food products.
Another raw milk warning in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Consumers who have purchased raw milk from Fisher's Dairy in Butler County, Pa., any time after April 9, 2007, should discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Automobiles drive antique auction
WOOSTER, Ohio - The 32nd annual Wooster Rotary Gallery Antique and Collectible auction was held at the Wooster High School March 30-31 with 190 Wooster Rotarians, wives and friends participating.
Wayne County farmers create fund
WOOSTER, Ohio - A grassroots group of concerned individuals has created the Wayne County Farmers Support Fund to raise and distribute money to farmers with extreme, out-of-the-ordinary financial need.
Creamery gets cozy in Cleveland
CLEVELAND - Artisan cheese production and big-city streets might seem like an unusual match, but a husband-and-wife team from Cleveland is proving that urban agriculture has an important place in the world.
Farm Credit is matching 4-H camp donations
ORWELL, Ohio - The Farm Credit-Camp Whitewood Community Challenge is gaining a lot of attention and support, even though raising money for a septic system isn't an easy sell.
Free trade pact with South Korea may be most significant in 10 years
WASHINGTON - The United States has concluded a free-trade agreement with the Republic of Korea, making it the latest such agreement reached under the president's trade-promotion authority, the Office of the U.
