ODA equine disease discovery awaits patent
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - It began shortly after the new year in 2003 and by March, more than a dozen horses at the University of Findlay stables were dead.
Fancy onion attracts growers
SALEM, Ohio - Brand names are a powerful thing. Think Cadillac, Rolex, Godiva.
Each exudes class, intrigue and glitz.
SOYBEAN RUST: How should you plan for it?
SALEM, Ohio - Farmers may not be gearing up for harvesting season, planting season or tilling season yet, but they are in the middle of "planning" season.
Ohio, Pa. auctioneers honor peers
COLUMBUS - The Ohio and Pennsylvania auctioneers' associations recently held their state annual meetings in Columbus and Hershey, Pa.
2004 beans and corn set new highs
WASHINGTON - Corn for grain production in 2004 is estimated at 11.8 billion bushels, up 17 percent from the 10.
Ohioans shine in national ag contests
COLUMBUS - All three Ohio Farm Bureau Federation young farmer contestants reached the finals in their competitions during the American Farm Bureau annual meeting in Charlotte, N.
Official scorers say Ohio deer sets state record
COLUMBUS - A white-tailed deer killed last fall in Warren County is an Ohio record, and if approved by national scoring organizations, will also rank among the top 10 all-time largest "typical" deer in the world, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
Johanns moves in to USDA
WASHINGTON - Home from college on spring break, Mike Johanns was helping his father on his family's Iowa dairy farm when a cow started frothing at the mouth and went down.
Canada wraps up one of its BSE investigations
OTTAWA - A Canadian cow recently found infected with mad cow disease was exposed to feed containing ruminant meat and bone meal that was produced before the 1997 feed ban.
Quarantine prohibits moving wood out of emerald ash borer regions
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - A change in the state's emerald ash borer quarantine now prohibits the movement of all nonconiferous firewood out of regulated areas in Ohio and Michigan, announced Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Fred Dailey.
