A roundup of 4-H news for July 7, 2016
This week's roundup includes news from the Medina County 4-H Junior Leadership club.
Christmas lights illuminate holiday smiles
Thousands of lights strung at the Calhoon farm near Butler, Ohio, cast a soft glow into the night sky.
Oil and gas downturn may not be all bad
The oil and gas slow down in the United States may provide the chance to get ready for the next boom in the shale region.
Penn State ag college, Extension forced to reduce, eliminate programs and lay off people
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Ten people are losing their jobs and dozens of additional positions are being eliminated through attrition as a result of...
Pennsylvania bull test celebrates 40 years of improving beef industry
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s beef industry will celebrate a milestone at the end of March: 40 years of improving genetics through the Pennsylvania...
Green Vista Farm focuses on good soil, grass-fed beef
Grazing tour makes a stop at Wayne County beef farm, where it's all about the soil and grass.
USDA forecasts record soybean acreage
Farmers are expecting to plant a record 91 million acres of soybeans this year in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s March 31 Prospective Plantings report.
CHS Inc. reporting record earnings
ST. PAUL, Minn. — CHS Inc., an energy, grains and foods company, has reported record earnings for the first half of its 2008 fiscal...
Wild hogs roaming Ohio countryside
SALEM, Ohio - The concept sounds like something you'd find in the Deep South, or maybe out West. And unless you've seen them, chances are you won't believe it: Wild hogs are reported wandering in at least 17 Ohio counties.
Workshop focuses on sheep grazing and solar arrays
The Penn State Extension of Lebanon County will host an in-person workshop, Grazing Sheep under Utility-Scale Solar Arrays, Oct. 19.
