Construction to start on ethanol plant
MAUMEE, Ohio - The Andersons Inc. will immediately begin construction on the largest, dry-mill ethanol plant east of the Mississippi River in Clymers, Ind.
Corn after corn a continuous challenge for growers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Conventional wisdom suggests a corn crop be rotated with another crop. Some farmers are disregarding that sage advice and producing high yields by growing corn in the same field year after year.
High prices to stay as cow herd grows
URBANA, Ill. - The cattle industry can expect another year of high prices, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
Take steps to keep soybean disease at arm’s length
COLUMBUS - Asian soybean rust didn't show up in Ohio or Indiana in 2005, but a lot of other soybean diseases did.
Precision feeding helps environment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Phosphorus and nitrogen-containing protein are well recognized as essential components to dairy cattle feed.
Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull cattlemen get update on beef industry
CANFIELD, Ohio - The beef industry's response to bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been a "tremendous success story," according to Elizabeth Harsh, executive director of the
MWCD presents assessment method at public hearing
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - Whether they're in favor of the proposed maintenance plan or not, residents of the
MWCD residents are still angry about proposed assessment in watershed
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - A crowd of fired-up residents from the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District shouted protests and objections during a public hearing Feb. 16. Some shouts objected to the proposed assessment in the district and some shouts objected to the format of the meeting.
Neighborly rewards — Father-son team honored
SALEM, Ohio - It was a decade ago, a scorching summer Sunday, when Hollis and Lowell Kemp got up from the pews of their local church and walked out.
Americans have mixed feelings about genetically engineered foods
ITHACA, N.Y. - More than two-thirds of the food in U.S. markets has at least some amount of a crop that has been genetically engineered.













