Alzheimer’s deaths on the rise
Alzheimer's causes deterioration of other systems of the body, leading physicians to include it as a cause of death.
Pa. preserves 34 farms in 15 counties
Pennsylvania's Agricultural Land Preservation Board added 2,724 acres to the farmland permanently preserved for agricultural production.
Rosedale Farms hosts Dairy Twilight Tour
The Wayne-Ashland Dairy Service Unit will hold the 2017 Dairy Twilight Tour July 18 at Rosedale Farms.
Two sheep field days planned for July 14,15
The 2017 Ohio Sheep Day is scheduled for July 15 at the OARDC Sheep Research Unit, 5743 Fredericksburg Road, Wooster.
Antique engine club to host three-day show July 7-9
The Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club will host its 36th annual three-day show July 7 through July 9. It will include three days of demonstrations.
EPA moves to rescind Waters of the U.S. rule
Farm groups are praising a recent decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) to withdraw the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) final rule.
Is COOL back on the table?
R-CALF USA, a national group of independent cattle producers, and the Cattle Producers of Washington, filed a lawsuit June 19 against the USDA, to restore country of origin labeling laws.
Shannon Gallagher Wingert wins first National Mrs. United States Agriculture title
Shannon Gallagher Wingert, 28, of Alexandria, Pennsylvania — formerly of Portage County, Ohio — won the first ever National Mrs. United States Agriculture division during the National Miss United States Agriculture pageant June 24, in Birmingham, Alabama.
Farmers battle animal welfare laws
Large-scale industrial farmers are pushing for changes that would make it harder for states to further regulate the way they do business.
Researchers put soil balancing to test
Researchers from Ohio State University are working with private farmers to test the benefits of soil balancing, and organic farming.
