FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohioans give ag secretary a piece of their minds
LONDON, Ohio - Most people flock to the U.S. secretary of agriculture when he's touring the nation to hear him speak.
Estimates on farm production losses due to drought and Katrina
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns released a preliminary assessment of U.S. agricultural production losses in the Mid-South due to hurricane Katrina and drought in the Eastern Corn Belt.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio revs up its use of biodiesel
COLUMBUS - With the Ohio Farm Science Review as his backdrop, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft said Sept. 20 the Ohio Department of Transportation will integrate alternative fuels into its fleet.
Ohio counties eligible for disaster assistance
WASHINGTON - The USDA designated 72 Ohio counties as natural disaster areas due to losses caused by extreme weather conditions occurring since May 25, 2005.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio’s top conservation farmers honored at Review
LONDON, Ohio - Ohio's top conservation farm families for 2005 were honored for their long-standing dedication to natural resource conservation during ceremonies Sept.
Stark Farm Bureau focuses on policies and awards
CANTON, Ohio - After donating their time and effort to the Farm Bureau for more than 40 years, Herb and Doris Snyder received the Distinguished Service Award from the Stark County Farm Bureau.
Historic bulls get a second ‘life’
SALEM, Ohio - Two hundred thousand semen units, 6,000 bulls, 43 breeds, 45 years old. That's what one artificial insemination company handed to the Agricultural Research Service earlier this year and what has kept animal geneticist Harvey Blackburn busy every since.
Pa. ships aid to Gulf Coast
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Two weeks after asking Pennsylvania's agriculture community to help farmers affected by Katrina, state Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff sent a tractor-trailer loaded with supplies bound for Mississippi.
Smoking out worms
WASHINGTON - Nightcrawlers may be at least partly responsible for the sometimes rapid movement of liquid manure and chemicals through soil to underground drainage pipes.
Ethanol ball rolling: Coshocton plant gets permit, others working
SALEM, Ohio - The ethanol industry is one step closer to calling Ohio home. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued a permit to install to Coshocton Ethanol, LLC, Aug.
