Dairyman recounts mad cow episode
WASHINGTON - Veterinarian and dairy farmer Bill Wavrin, 43, remembers well the day he learned that one of his cows was the first cow in the United States to test positive for BSE (mad cow disease).
Ohio researcher creates first soy-based bread to hit market
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today, man does not have to live by wheat bread alone - at least in central Ohio.
Healthyhearth bread, a new soy-based bread that resulted from research of Ohio State University food scientists, is believed to be the first commercially available bread with enough soy in it to carry the Food and Drug Administration's heart-healthy label.
On Guard!
Farm safety is a story that can never be told often enough. In a special supplement published this week, several Farm and Dairy readers share their stories.
Pawpaw: The Midwest banana?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Although the pawpaw is native to the eastern and central United States, it is a surprisingly well-kept secret.
Precipitation likely to exceed last year’s
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - If it seems to you like this year is wetter so far than 2003 - which for much of Pennsylvania was the wettest on record - you are perceptive.
Medina Co. Fair rabbits set new sale record
MEDINA, Ohio -
Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions sets new records
COLUMBUS - Ask 16-year-old Jamie Banbury of Knox County the highlight of her summer, her year, her life, and she'll tell you about the 2004 Ohio State Fair.
Ashtabula County Fair: Late night equals more money
JEFFERSON, Ohio - Ashtabula County 4-H'ers had a long night at the fair's junior market livestock sale Aug.
New set of winners take Mercer 4-H sale ring
A new set of winners came through the sale ring this year to sell their prized animals to some of the same local supporters seen throughout the years.
Ohio counties waiting to be approved for woodland easement program
The Forest Legacy Program is a partnership between participating states and the USDA Forest Service to identify and help protect environmentally important forests from conversion to nonforest uses.
