Burnhams Orchard hosts tour June 29
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Fruit Growers Society will hold its summer tour June 29, 2005, at Burnhams Orchard, 8019 state Route 113, Berlin Heights, Ohio.
Fifteen days of rain in May, but fewer inches tallied
MILLPORT, Ohio - It sure seemed like we got more rain in May than Ed Copeland recorded in southern Columbiana County.
Get help paying for scrapie genotype
DENVER - The American Sheep Industry Association is cooperating with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to help sheep producers, who are interested, have their rams genotyped for scrapie susceptibility/resistance.
One farm, one operator? Not on the largest farms
WASHINGTON - The high average age of primary operators on U.S. farms - 56 years in 2002 - has led to concern about the future of farming.
Pa.’s dairy development program grows
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pa. Department of Agriculture is expanding its Dairy Profit Team Program, carried out through the department's Center for Dairy Excellence.
Pork checkoff case sent back to lower court
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Supreme Court of the United States has set aside a lower court ruling declaring the pork checkoff unconstitutional and returned the case to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.
Slugs munching their way across Ohio
LANCASTER, Ohio - According to OSU state entomology specialists Ron Hammond and Bruce Eisley, reports of slug feeding are being received from various parts of Ohio.
Share your fair memories
Last year you told us stories of romance, pranks, family bonding and missteps. What will you come up with this year?
Since we know you still have countless fair memories to share with us, we're again inviting readers to send us their favorite county fair stories and pictures.
Sugar Creek farmersGet late spring nitrate test help free
WOOSTER, Ohio - Take the guesswork out of fertilizing corn with a late spring nitrate test, which shows how much nitrogen a field needs or not, ensures the crop is fed enough, and prevents unnecessary applications.
USDA closes border to Mexican state
WASHINGTON - The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently closed the U.S. border to cattle from the Mexican state of Durango due to inadequacies with that state's bovine tuberculosis management program.
