Portage County Farm Bureau honors past, present ag promoters
RAVENNA, Ohio - Portage County Farm Bureau, known for keeping its honorees' names under wraps until the last moment, surprised another member at this year's annual banquet.
IRS extends penalty relief on dyed diesel fuel sale, use
WASHINGTON - In response to the continued shortages of diesel fuel caused by Hurricane Katrina, the Internal Revenue Service will extend penalty relief on the sale of dyed fuel and its use on the highway.
Milk prices not likely to move much
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Dairy farmers shouldn't expect record milk prices this year, but they can expect moderately strong prices for the rest of the year and early 2006, according to a Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service dairy specialist.
Tuscarawas County bidders raise nearly $360,000
DOVER, Ohio - Buyers settled in for a long night at the Tuscarawas County Fair's junior livestock sale Sept.
Ohio tomato growers donate sauce
TOLEDO - Hirzel Canning Company, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has partnered with 19 local tomato growers to respond to the national disaster effort and to help hungry families in Ohio.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Buckeye Power Co-op gets $250 million loan
LONDON, Ohio - On his swing through Ohio Sept. 20, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns awarded an electric utility loan of nearly $240 million to Buckeye Power Cooperative.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: GPS has a place in Ohio
LONDON, Ohio - Global positioning systems, satellites and in-tractor monitors aren't out of reach of Ohio farmers, according to one manufacturing representative who demonstrated the technology during last week's Farm Science Review.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Landowners can offer roadblocks to invasive plants’ spread
LONDON, Ohio - There's a chance you've got honeysuckle or autumn olive bushes growing on your property.
Katrina rains no aid for corn crop
COLUMBUS - Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Katrina arrived too late to benefit most of Ohio's drought-stressed corn crop.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio Agricultural Roadmap outlines next 25 years
LONDON, Ohio - For Jack Fisher, there was an unexpected outcome from the 18-month brainstorming that led to the new Ohio Agricultural Roadmap.
