Canada confirms mad cow disease
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease in a 50-month-old dairy cow from Alberta.
Hog inventories remain unchanged
WASHINGTON - Ohio hog producers had 1,580,000 hogs on hand June 1, unchanged from last year, but 4 percent above last quarter.
Amish dairyman banned from selling raw milk again
SALEM, Ohio - Dairyman Arlie Stutzman claims he sells raw milk because of his religious beliefs but that isn't a good enough reason for him to continue, a judge recently ruled.
Harrison County Fair
CADIZ, Ohio - Eight champion animals crossed the auction block July 14 at the Harrison County Fair livestock sale.
Pa. farmers fight both drought and flooding in a few chaotic months
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - It seems like it hasn't quit raining since Bryan Swistock voiced worries in mid-April about an impending groundwater drought in Pennsylvania.
Pulling together
BURTON, Ohio - Joe Knautz's friends used to hang out in his backyard a lot. The group liked to exchange stories, tell jokes and even offer each other advice once in awhile.
OSU programs look for solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio State University is tackling some of society's biggest issues through a $100 million investment in 10 high-impact programs at the university.
Free to a good home: Grant adds Pa. wind turbine sites
SALEM, Ohio - Small wind turbines will be coming to four western Pennsylvania communities, thanks to a grant that lets public properties receive the machinery without cost.
Ethanol facility coming to eastern Ohio
COSHOCTON, Ohio - Coshocton Ethanol LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Altra Inc., a California-based developer of renewable fuel projects, has commenced construction on Ohio's first major ethanol production facility in the eastern Ohio/Pennsylvania region based in Coshocton, Ohio.
Soybean growers debate future
ST. LOUIS - U.S. soybean farmers are looking for new ways to build demand for soybeans and soy products by exploring partnership activities with growers in Paraguay.
