Testing for mad cow disease cut back
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin transitioning to an ongoing Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow disease) surveillance program that corresponds to the extremely low prevalence of the disease in the U.
Eminent domain denied in Ohio
COLUMBUS - Ohio property owners breathed a sigh of relief July 26 when the state Supreme Court voted unanimously to stop the city of Norwood in Hamilton County from taking private homes to make way for a development complex.
Leadership lessons from a horse
RAVENNA, Ohio - Six teammates stood in the arena looking at each other, then the horse, then each other again.
We’re still here: Polcen’s cows visit Summit Co. Fair
TALLMADGE, Ohio - There's only six head in his entire herd - and the herd is merely a hobby these days - but Jim Polcen still washes them and hauls them and shows them at the Summit County Fair.
Guide gives farmers insight into new methods
WASHINGTON - Farmers and ranchers seeking to learn more about the best agricultural systems will find many ideas in the new free publication 2006/07 SARE Highlights.
Four records set at Summit Co. Fair sale
Organic farming coming into its own
COLUMBUS - Given the right conditions, organic farming can produce, on average, as much corn per acre in Ohio as conventional farming can, according to an Ohio State University study.
Making changes at Newell Realty
Bigger doesn’t always mean better
LOUISVILLE, Ohio - Think having a small dairy farm - and a profitable one, at that - is impossible? Or that a husband and wife farming full-time together is a thing of bygone days? Phil and Julie Myers point to themselves as living proof it can be done.
Ohio permit process upheld by environmental review commission
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The Environmental Review Appeals Commission upheld Ohio Agriculture Director Fred L.













