Farmland protection grants available
SALEM, Ohio - The Center for Farmland Policy Innovation at Ohio State University is looking for a few fresh ideas for farmland protection.
Painting shows Carmony dairy history
WOOSTER, Ohio - A DHL delivery van pulls into the drive and Stan Carmony jumps. He's been waiting for this one.
Biobutanol: Next renewable fuel?
SALEM, Ohio - Big oil is taking what may be the next big step in biofuels production. Gas-station chain and fuel production giant BP partnered three years ago with DuPont to develop and market a renewable fuel source, and the team is on track to market biobutanol beginning in 2007.
Pa. files lawsuits to strike illegal restrictions on farming
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Four lawsuits have been filed in Pennsylvania challenging municipal ordinances that restrict normal farming operations.
Soybeans will survive flood damage
WOOSTER, Ohio - Some of Ohio's soybean fields are facing flooding injury due to heavy rains that have swept across the state over the past few weeks, but the injury is not likely a total loss to the crop.
Grazing is the key at Dry Creek Valley Farm
GRANVILLE, Ohio - A century farm has adapted to managed intensive grazing in order to prosper. Tom Maxwell is the owner/operator of Dry Creek Valley Farm near Granville, Ohio.
Ohio disqualifies more show lambs
SALEM, Ohio - Keeping his promise to squelch livestock tampering, Ohio Agriculture Director Fred Dailey has disqualified three more champion lambs after routine urine tests showed traces of illegal drugs.
Barn leveled, cattle killed in storm
SALEM, Ohio - It was black, but not blacker than any other storm this summer. "Then the wind picked up and blew like never before," said Tuscarawas County dairyman Tim Sigrist.
U.S. Supreme Court hands down wetlands decision
COLUMBUS - An internationally recognized wetlands expert at Ohio State University anticipates at least some repercussions from last week's U.
What’s a Thomas Edison Center?
The Thomas Edison program, administered by the Ohio Department of Development, is a network of nonprofit organizations that provide services to new and existing technology companies to create and attract technology-based jobs.
