Jefferson SWCD honors Rodaks, Davis with top conservation awards
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio -
Ohio foot-and-mouth panic just a drill, but players mean business
LUCAS, Ohio - "Plum Island has confirmed a presumptive positive for foot-and-mouth disease," came the chilling announcement at Malabar Farm State Park Oct.
Pumpkin patch: McMasters grow plentiful fall bounty
COLUMBIANA, Ohio - "How are things in the pumpkin world this morning?" Dave McMaster asks the caller at the other end of his cell phone.
A one-time plowing may not hurt carbon credits
COSHOCTON, Ohio - A one-time tillage will not cause great soil carbon loss, even though major damage is caused to soil structure.
New conservation program targets land in Scioto watershed
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio - USDA and Ohio officials announced a $207.3 million Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in Ohio's Scioto River Watershed Oct.
Satellite broadcast covers basics of organic livestock
WOOSTER, Ohio - Organic livestock production, a growing sector in American farming, is the focus of a satellite broadcast to be aired from 1-3:30 p.
Slaughter cattle prices fall to mid-$80s
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Brisk summer beef sales at grocers' meat counters helped push July-September average slaughter cattle prices 2 percent over year-earlier levels, but year-to-year price gains have likely gone by the wayside, said Kansas State University agricultural economist James Mintert.
Time for fall herbicide treatments
COLUMBUS - Now that Ohio has experienced its first frost of the season, growers should spray herbicide treatments in preparation for spring planting.
Holmes Co. 4-H recognizes volunteers
WALNUT CREEK, Ohio - "4-H Volunteers Make Life Sweeter" was the theme for the 2004 Holmes County 4-H Volunteer Recognition banquet Oct.
Pa. swine make the list at Keystone
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Kenneth Bauer of KC Farms in Walkersville, Md., earned top Poland China honors with his swine at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition held at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
