Northern Ohio wheat at risky stage
Continued rains at flowering could put wheat at risk for head scab in most of northern Ohio.
Dietary supplements to gain increased federal scrutiny
Unlike over-the-counter medications, dietary supplements are regulated more like food products than like drugs. Find out what the new FDA oversight entails.
Reader sounds off on ancestry and Passion
Reader disputes last week's writer who said Judith Sutherland is a victim of lying ancestors.
Additional ag funding gets nod in Senate
Failing to get 60 votes to end debate and move to the Senate Agriculture Committee's $7.4 billion bailout bill for farmers, senators went ahead and approved the House-approved $5.5 billion version.
House farm bill proposal gives relief
New farm bill legislation proposed by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee may not put all financially-stressed farms into the black, but will provide some relief.
Wetland saved by H2Ohio in Portage County
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources celebrated the Bird Family Bog Rehabilitation Project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, June 23.
Records fall at Portage Co. market livestock sale
Six of the ten grand champion animals sold Aug. 25 at the Portage County Randolph Fair Junior Fair Market Livestock Auction set record high prices.
Apply for Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance by July 26
Organic dairy producers should apply for the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program by July 26 at their local USDA Service Center.
Cereal leaf beetle infesting wheat
WOOSTER, Ohio — The cereal leaf beetle, a wheat pest of bygone days, is becoming more numerous again in Ohio, and some cereal grain...
My Farm Bureau doesn’t represent me
Editor:On a day when we celebrate the founding of our democracy, it is sad that Farm Bureau still is trying to prevent us from...
