Will new minimum wage affect farms?
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio's minimum wage took a step up Jan. 1, but the move wasn't as simple as a one-time, across-the-board pay hike.
Genetically altered prion-free cattle may be solution to mad cow disease
SALEM, Ohio - Cattle, fingered for dozens of cases of the disease infamously dubbed "mad cow" around the globe, may prove to be not just the carrier, but also a solution to the disease.
2006 deer season harvest exceeds all-time record
COLUMBUS - Hunters took 22,413 deer during Ohio's four-day muzzleloader season, Dec. 27-30, with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 949 deer checked.
Breathing easier: Ohio county meets air standards
CHICAGO - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 announced recently that the Steubenville-Weirton metropolitan area is meeting the health-based eight-hour outdoor air quality standard for ozone (smog), and proposed to approve a request by Ohio to redesignate the county to attainment of the national ambient air quality standard.
Farming and faith intersect at fourth sustainable ag conference
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. - Fred Kirschenmann, an organic farming pioneer and agricultural visionary, will headline Farming with Values that Last 2007, a sustainable farming conference Feb.
Scientists warn: Rapidly-spreading swine disease has unknown source
MANHATTAN, Kan. - A new disease has taken swine producers, veterinarians and scientists across the country by surprise and left them searching for solutions.
Course to focus on cattle issues
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Ethanol production, rising corn prices, new markets and environmental stewardship are all emerging issues that could impact Ohio's beef cattle industry.
Milk, meat from cloned animals get FDA OK
WASHINGTON - Meat and milk from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats, and their offspring, are as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals.
Niche pork the focus of conference
BRYAN, Ohio - Pork producers interested in nontraditional pork markets have the opportunity to attend the Swine Niche Pork Producer Conference Jan.
Ohio forest products industry contributes billions to state economy
COLUMBUS - Results of a new study by the Ohio State University shows the state's forest products industry contributes $15.
