Antibiotic OK for treating bee disease
WASHINGTON - American beekeepers will soon have a new antibiotic with which to protect their colonies from American foulbrood disease, thanks to Agricultural Research Service studies that paved the way for the compound's regulatory approval.
Farm and Dairy 2005 Holiday Story Contest
WHAT a challenge! Picking just 10 youth holiday stories to print was tough. So many of them were well-written and creative. To say the least, we were impressed. Read the youth winning entries here.
Indigenous corn offers genetic map
FARMINGTON, N.M. - A few thousand ears of fresh, colorful Indian corn may help archeologists learn more about the early history of Native American societies in the Southwest.
Learn about meat goats at home
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Though it hasn't turned up on many restaurant menus, goat meat is one of the most widely consumed meats in the world.
Pa. pushes eminent domain changes
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Like other states, Pennsylvania is working quickly to enact state legislation redefining eminent domain authority in the wake of a U.
‘If you knew my dad …’
I'd just got home from work that day. It was this spring, May 19. I was in my bathroom and I happened to look out the window.
U.S. beef set to be in Japan by holidays
SALEM, Ohio - Almost two years after mad cow disease prompted Japan to shut its border to U.S. beef, trade has now resumed.
Ash borer moves into Lorain County
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Ohio Department of Agriculture officials discovered Emerald Ash Borer, a destructive exotic insect from Asia, in ash trees in western Lorain County.
Lamb prices higher for those who ‘market’ and not just ‘sell’ product
NEWARK, Ohio - The time is ripe for lamb and wool producers to start marketing their product directly to customers, industry leaders told a convention of Ohio sheep farmers Dec.
