USDA names agriculture disaster areas in New York
The USDA has designated 25 counties in New York as primary agricultural disaster areas due to excessive rain, freezing and other weather-related disasters.
A lifetime with farming and horses
A conversation with western Pa. retired farmer Frank Ramage links draft horses, history and agriculture.
Defunct mineral resort has a healing history
Tucked away in rural Beaver County are the remains of the Frankfort Mineral Springs Health Resort, which catered to the wealthy in the 19th century.
More than $1.75 million in loan help still available for Ohio farm families
More than $1.75 million is still available in loan guarantee help.
50 people sick, but milk not to blame: Salmonella linked to Young’s Dairy
Columbiana County may hold key to salmonella outbreak in Clark County.
FDA approval: Six-month shelf life for dairy products
Dean Foods has received approval from the FDA for new technology that extends dairy-based beverage shelf life to six months.
Almost half the Earth is still wilderness
A team of more than 200 scientists spent two years compiling information about the Earth's most pristine and untouched regions. Their findings have been compiled in a new book, Wilderness: Earth's Last Wild Places.
Backup generator isn’t a complete standby power solution
If installed improperly, a back-up generator can create a wiring hazard and complicate efforts by a utility company to reconnect the primary power source.
Buckeye Rodeo rounds up awards
An Ohio-based rodeo received numerous accolades from the Mid-States Rodeo Association.
Farm bill funding could be target for Congress appropriations bill cuts
In agricultural payments, what Congress giveth, Congress can taketh away.
