Troops can now transfer benefits
WASHINGTON — Troops nearing retirement eligibility may be able to tap into the transferability benefits provided in the new Post-9/11 GI Bill, even if...
Farm bill by 2014? Maybe … maybe not
New farm bill clear as mud as Congress breaks for recess.
Research on stature, health during agricultural transitions shows trends
ATLANTA -- When populations around the globe started turning to agriculture around 10,000 years ago, regardless of their locations and type of crops, a similar trend occurred: The height and health of the people declined.
You can file a specialty crop grant proposal
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture is seeking project proposals that will advance long-term economic viability and sustainability of Ohio’s specialty crop...
Ohio cattle inventory up 2 percent
Nationally, all cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1 totaled 87.7 million head, 2 percent below the 89.3 million on Jan. 1, 2013.
Budget cuts concern conservationists
WASHINGTON - National Association of Conservation Districts President Bill Wilson recently expressed concern with the lack of funding for conservation programs in the Administration's proposed fiscal year 2007 budget.
What is really going on in these days of vast “over-supply?”
Editor:An article on a Web site, taken from USDA's Livestock, Dairy, Poultry Outlook Report, dated June 17, 2009, grabbed my attention when it stated...
Fall sampling helps assess spring slugs
Fall is the time to sample fields to help determine spring slug populations.
Emerald ash borer in two more counties
Marion and Delaware counties have been quarantined to prohibit movement of firewood and ash tree material REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The emerald ash borer, an ash tree-killing insect from Asia, has been discovered in Marion and Delaware counties.
New York features indoor farm show Feb. 20-22
The New York Farm Show will be Feb. 20-22 in Syracuse, N.Y., at the state fairgrounds.
