Cattlemen’s association celebrates successful year; gives two new awards
Carroll County cattleman Earl McKarns picked up the second new award.
Library, YSU present panel on Underground RR
Youngstown State University will present a panel discussion on the Underground Railroad Feb. 3, 7 p.m.
Investigation continues into Ontario-to-Ohio ‘cownapping’ melodrama
A prize-winning Holstein mysteriously appeared in an Urbana, Ohio, dairy barn earlier this month and remains at the center of an international custody battle.
Ohio Farm Bureau shines with national gold star recognition
The Ohio group earned a plaque with the maximum 12 gold stars for superior work in the organization's program categories.
Raw milk sales in Ohio end
The last dairy in the state legally allowed to sell unpasteurized milk has ceased raw milk sales based on recommendations from state and local authorities.
Penn State Extension workshop caters to childhood educators
The workshop focuses primarily on early childhood educators and is open to people who have or work with children.
Beneficial fungi boost pepper growth
Little known fungi, which have been diminished by modern agricultural practices such as tillage, could help plant intake of soil nutrients.
El Niño will affect U.S. weather through spring
Forecasters expect El Niño to continue to bring drier-than-average conditions around the Ohio Valley through March.
Exhibition takes flight at air and space museum
The Smithsonian will celebrate the centennial of the first powered flight by examining the Wright brothers' technical breakthrough and its cultural impact in the decade following the Dec. 17, 1903 milestone.
Exotic Newcastle disease spreads; farmers urged to take precautions
Following reports that a highly contagious viral disease in birds has spread from California to Nevada, poultry farmers and bird owners are urged to implement precautions to minimize the disease's spread.
