Making the most of their milk
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio - To be prosperous in the dairy industry since 1867 means the Scheiderer family must be doing things right.
PROGRESS: Garlic packs a strong profitability punch
SALEM, Ohio - Curried coconut shrimp, teriyaki steak wraps and stuffed portobello mushrooms. What's similar? They all call for garlic, and as more cooks are adding it to their recipes, more farmers are adding it to their fields.
PROGRESS: Growing sweet and slow
SUGARCREEK, Ohio - Generation by generation, cow by cow, barn by barn, the Deetz family farm has morphed into a sprawling, successful operation in Ohio's dairy corridor.
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.
Georgia man ships pest along with bees
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Bees shipped to Ohio from B. J. Weeks of Ballground, Ga., were discovered to be infested with small hive beetle, a pest of honey bee colonies that destroys hives and makes honey putrid.
Growth in biomass could put U.S. on road to energy independence
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Relief from soaring prices at the gas pump could come in the form of corncobs, cornstalks, switchgrass and other types of biomass, according to a joint feasibility study for the departments of agriculture and energy.
Horse breeders eligible for new tax deduction
WASHINGTON - Horse breeders should be aware of a new tax advantage that begins in 2005 and increases over the next five years until fully implemented in 2010.
Livestock facility site check could ID odor problems before you build
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - New and expanding Pennsylvania livestock facilities has increased the potential for agricultural odor-related conflict.
Ohio receives $12 million for fish and wildlife conservation efforts
COLUMBUS - Ohio fish and wildlife programs will receive more than $12 million from the federal government as part of the Buckeye State's share of $530 million in excise taxes paid by U.
Scientists building a better honeybee
WASHINGTON - With a map of the honeybee's entire genetic code in hand, USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists are pursuing new ways to manage the welfare and productivity of this important insect.
