Tuesday, July 28, 2026

BUCYRUS, Ohio - The National Pork Checkoff Board has selected

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.

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.

FENTON, Mo. - Agricultural, industrial and outdoor power equipment dealers throughout North America are now hiring, according to the North American Equipment Dealers Association.

MAUMEE, Ohio - Marathon Oil Corporation and The Andersons Inc. say they will immediately begin construction of an ethanol plant located in Greenville, Ohio.

REEDSVILLE, Ohio - Waking to loud, eerie peacock screams is not the way most of us would like to start our day, but Barbara Baker doesn't mind.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Allegheny County residents are asked by the Pa. Department of Agriculture to report any locations where kudzu is growing under a pilot program to eradicate the invasive weed.

WINTERSVILLE, Ohio - Deep ruts in the ground, sediment washing into streams, damaged trees and destroyed wildlife habitats.

WASHINGTON - For the sixth time, an ethanol-powered dragster driven by Mark Thomas won the International Hot Rod Association Alcohol Funny Car Division world championship.

WOOSTER, Ohio - Don't try to tell the more than 150 people from six states who attended a workshop on high tunnels last week that the idea doesn't have merit.