Wet spring delays planting, but experts say: ‘be patient’
SALEM, Ohio — If you’re wondering when the wet weather will finally let up, you’re not alone.Crop farmers across the Midwest are anxious to...
Wayne County dairy producers honored
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Producers already reeling from falling milk prices and rising input prices are facing yet another challenge; this time in the form...
Ohio’s crop acreage down this year
Ohio corn growers planted fewer acres this year, nearly 6 percent below last year.
The personal farmer: Hawk Meats turns farm market model on its ear
Promoting the quality of a farm’s product, according to Sam Hawk, is every bit as important as the day-to-day production work. Hawk has no problem discussing his passion for farming.
NPPC seeks injunction to stop more harassment
The pork producers went back to court April 6 after the March 26 occupation of NPPC's Washington offices that was led by the Campaign for Family Farms and their member organizations including the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement.
Fuel-efficient vehicles are possible
If they can develop a small piece of plastic you use to talk to people half way around the world, then battery-operated vehicles, with small engines running generators to recharge these batteries, could produce vehicles that would travel 200 miles per gallon.
There are no real secrets in farming: Big data is met with skepticism from...
While big data has been beneficial in the growing world of precision agriculture, it has also been met with farmer skepticism in regards to privacy and security.
Ag lender takeover causes ruckus
SALEM, Ohio - This summer's proposed sale of one of the largest ag-lending services in the country first grabbed the attention of rural America and now Congress.
French history book traces reaching influence of 18th century seamstresses
A new written history of the seamstresses' guild in France reveals information about the women who made clothing for the Queen of France and Marie Antoinette.
Gas compressor station could impact Pennsylvania farm
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that a compressor station used for transporting natural gas through pipelines may potentially be placed in the way of a Beaver County, Pa.’s organic farm.
