Muskingum Watershed assessment talks continue
SALEM, Ohio - The issue of proposed assessment fees in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has been a hot topic in recent months, with watershed residents and leaders weighing in on both sides.
One-time EQIP funding will help offset energy costs
SALEM, Ohio - EQIP participants who signed contracts in 2004 or before could get more money from the USDA.
Congress extends dairy support
SALEM, Ohio - Dairy farmers may have their safety net back, thanks to Congress' extension of a milk price support program.
A better way to clean milking hardware
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Researchers at Penn State have devised a new way to clean and disinfect milking equipment using little more than salt water.
Johanns puts Bush budget on table
Minnesota loses TB-free status
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A bovine tuberculosis infected herd in Minnesota was depopulated in late January after approval of federal indemnity funding.
Replacing oil will take ingenuity, agronomy and guts
ATLANTA - With world oil demand growing, supplies dwindling and the potential for weather- and conflict-related supply interruptions, other types of fuels and technologies are needed to help pick up the slack.
Study underscores ethanol’s benefits
WASHINGTON - According to a new analysis issued by the University of California-Berkeley, ethanol made from corn reduces overall petroleum use and leads to reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Tiny tubers aren’t ‘small potatoes’
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A Clemson University scientist at the Coastal Research and Education Center hopes some tiny tubers will become more than "small potatoes" for farmers.
Harrison County ethanol facility breaks ground
CADIZ, Ohio - Armed with financing, land transfers and support, Harrison Ethanol LLC creators started the final steps to make their ethanol facility a reality.













