Meat and potatoes still a bargain
WASHINGTON - Retail prices for food at the supermarket increased slightly in the third quarter of 2006, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.
More Ohio counties quarantined for emerald ash borer
Nanotechnology is making progress
WASHINGTON - Thanks to nanotechnology, tomorrow's food will be designed by shaping molecules and atoms.
Open meeting on cheese co-op possibilities set
JEFFERSON, Ohio -
Putting less energy into bioenergy crops
MADISON, Wis. - Kevin Shinners wants farmers to put less energy into harvesting and handling biofuel crops - less fuel, less time and less labor.
Tell what’s ‘wow’ about your farm
LONDON, Ohio - "Are you a Chevy or Ford or Dodge guy?" Eric Barrett asked. Case or John Deere? Pioneer or Seed Consultants? Bounty or Brawny? Handfuls of people perched on bales of straw last week at the Farm Science Review's Small Farm Center started to chatter, knowing their answers to those simple questions made one giant point: Branding works.
Livestock auction deemed a success
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - The 2006 Guernsey County Junior Fair market animal sale was very successful for the exhibitors as buyers at the 159th Guernsey County Fair supported this event with great enthusiasm.
Mahoning Co. Farm Bureau leaders earn state achievement awards
BOARDMAN, Ohio - Mahoning County Farm Bureau volunteer leaders received all 10 of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's Standards of Achievement, or star, awards during last week's annual banquet.
Work starts on Ohio ethanol plant
MAUMEE, Ohio - Preliminary site work began Sept. 25 for an ethanol plant located in Greenville, Ohio.
Draft horse plowing is a family affair
BOTKINS, Ohio - Fourteen-year-old Luke Shroyer of Botkins, Ohio, surprised a few people and pleased a lot more when he won the Ohio State Draft Horse Plowing Match at the Agricultural Science Review Sept.













