Harvesting hope – Kenyan farmers celebrate first banana harvest using new growing technology
NAIROBI, Kenya - African village farmers are harvesting hope along with their banana crop. Marking a two-year culmination of a partnership between Africa Harvest - a Kenyan-based agricultural nonprofit organization - and DuPont, this year's harvest in Chura, Nairobi, is the first in the community to include bananas grown via tissue culture propagation.
High tunnel help: Grow, sell your crops year-round
WOOSTER, Ohio - High tunnels - unheated, plastic-covered, relatively inexpensive structures - can grow lots of food on little land, can do it nearly 12 months out of the year even in the upper Midwest, and need fewer inputs than larger-scale, open-field farming methods.
North American borders dissolving – Three countries, one market
WASHINGTON - Focus too much on the challenging issues that faced North American agriculture over the past several years and you might not notice an important long-term development: The agricultural economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States are increasingly behaving as if they form one market.
Keeping the clovers growing – Ashland Co. 4-H backers honored
ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland County 4-H members and volunteers received honors during the recent annual countywide recognition banquet.
Rain, warmth in October help farmers in their fields
MILLPORT, Ohio - Farmers were able to take advantage of the nice October days and get their crops off in good conditions, according to Edwin Copeland, U.
Tractors push biodiesel limits
DULUTH, Ga. - Owners of AGCO tractors are fueling up on B5 biodiesel (containing 5 percent plant- or animal-based methyl esters, not simply pressed oils), but AGCO is looking beyond B5.
Herrons reap conservation rewards
HANOVERTON, Ohio - For dairymen David and Glen Herron, paying attention to their Columbiana County farm's natural resources just makes sense, both common sense and good business sense.
Terry Gram bids Stark SWCD board goodbye
MASSILLON, Ohio - For the past 30 years, Terry Gram has had a front row seat to watch the changes in natural resources conservation practices.
The perfect fusion: Two worlds illuminate each other’s beauty
LONG before "the big project" got started in Clark County, classical music filled Linda Leonhard's car as she drove through the countryside.
