Expert: Ag technology improvements critical part of a positive world future
URBANA, Ill. - Genetically modified (GM) crops and new information technologies will be central to meeting the food demands of a rapidly growing world population sustainably, said a University of Illinois agricultural economist.
From soybean stalks to fiberboard
BELTSVILLE, Md. - Having successfully turned pieces of giant soybean stalks into charcoal briquettes, Agricultural Research Service chemical engineer Justin Barone now believes they would make good fiberboard and other wood-substitute products as well.
Help wanted: Equipment dealers hiring
FENTON, Mo. - Agricultural, industrial and outdoor power equipment dealers throughout North America are now hiring, according to the North American Equipment Dealers Association.
Locals to compete for state awards
CANFIELD, Ohio - A Mahoning County couple is a semifinalist for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmers Award.
Study says biotech crops a factor in meeting food and fuel demands
WASHINGTON - With ethanol demand at record highs and existing strong food use of corn, some experts are wondering where the extra corn will come from.
USDA expands emerald ash borer quarantine to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana
WASHINGTON - The emerald ash borer quarantine has been expanded and includes the entire states of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, more than doubling the previously quarantined area which includes the entire lower peninsula of Michigan.
Change and progress focus of bureau
HERSHEY, Pa. - Several hundred farmers from across Pennsylvania attended the 56th annual meeting of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau at Hershey Lodge and Convention Center Nov.
Kentucky man guilty in Ohio raw milk sale
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - A Hamilton County Municipal Court recently found a Kentucky man guilty of violating Ohio's dairy licensing and labeling laws.
More U.S. food going on Russian plates
WASHINGTON - The U.S. and Russia inked a bilateral trade deal Nov. 10 regarding Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization.
Ohio Soybean Council goes overseas
COLUMBUS - As the saying goes, there is a first time for everything. The Ohio Soybean Council and the soybean checkoff can certainly sing to this tune as it explores, for the first time ever, export opportunities in China with the establishment of an overseas office in Shanghai.
