Growing opportunity: Ohio farmers take look at white corn
Ohio growers looking for an alternative to yellow feed corn are faced with a growing opportunity in white corn.
USDA proposes foot-and-mouth disease indemnity regulation
The USDA proposed to amend its regulations to give the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service authority to pay 100 percent of the costs for purchase, destruction and disposition of animals should they become affected with foot-and-mouth disease.
On-farm environmental reviews decrease farmers’ liability
Kenny Oberholtzer volunteered his farm, located in Ashland, Ohio, for an on-farm assessment and environmental review, a growing trend for livestock farmers throughout the country.
What are the impacts of ethanol subsidies?
Ethanol has received tax breaks since the mid-1970s and yet still remains unable to compete economically with gasoline without tax breaks. A new study hopes to find out if subsidies help farmers and consumers alike.
Pa. bill amends state’s right-to-farm law
An amendment to Pennsylvania's Right-to-Farm act, currently stuck in a House committee, would hold local officials financially responsible for adopting illegal ordinances restricting farm size.
Wheat woes: Ohio crop is shrinking
Wheat production in Ohio has been in a steady decline since 1996.
Pennsylvania vegetable farm sprouts success
Leaving behind careers and college degrees, Art and Larry King went back to their family's roots in 1992 and took over the vegetable farm their father started in the early 1940s.
Williamsburg coverlets exhibition includes collection of Pa. couple
Colonial Williamsburg's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum will display an exhibition of bed coverlets from the private collection of Foster and Muriel McCarl of Beaver Falls, Pa.
Natural resources hall of fame accepting nominations
Nominations are being accepted for the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame.
Ohio Bicentennial celebration in works
Monthlong wagon train will roll across Ohio as part of 2003 celebration.
