Women can protect against osteoporosis
While anyone can suffer from osteoporosis, women are more likely than men to develop the disease.
Roundup of FFA news for June 29, 2017
The Black River FFA Chapter held their annual parent/member banquet May 20.
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.
