Wayne County voters turn down farmland preservation initiative
Voters turned down the 10-year tax that would have raised $2.3 million annually to preserve county farmland and open space.
Agriculture not to blame for antibiotic resistance
Of all antibiotics used in the United States, only 6.1 percent are used for growth promotion in food-producing animals, so don't blame livestock producers for antibiotic resistance.
Black raspberries do your body good
A cup of black raspberries a day may help keep esophageal cancer at bay.
Corn leaf blight returns to Ohio
Northern corn leaf blight, a fungal disease that can cause significant yield losses under wet weather conditions, has been found in cornfields throughout southern Ohio this season. The disease was last seen in Ohio in the early 1990s.
Four clues to what you’ll pay on eBay auctions
Is there method to the madness of bidding online for an item? Yes, according to a study of eBay coin transactions.
Ohio counties eligible for USDA emergency loans
Thirty-six Ohio counties are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by excessive rain, flooding, and army worms that occurred earlier this year.
Ohioan shows champion in Louisville
Carroll County Brown Swiss breeder Brian Scharver showed the grand champion Swss at this year's North American International Livestock Exposition.
Columbiana County steer weigh-in is Nov. 17
The junior fair weigh-in is mandatory for all steers to be shown at next summer's fair.
The cream rises to the top
Northwestern FFA dairy cattle evaluation team comes in fourth at Louisville.
Dairy compact benefits are real
Ohio State Grange disputes Farm Bureau figures from an article in the Oct. 18 "Farm and Dairy" on dairy compacts.
