Milk producers petition for hearing
Milk cooperatives and county commissioners have petitioned the USDA for a national milk hearing for all dairy farmers.
Roundup of FFA news for June 15, 2017
Wellington FFA chapter held its annual Food for America petting zoo May 26 at Westwood Elementary School.
Student’s essay wins class trip to local hog farm
Lillian Worline, a third-grade student from Defiance Elementary School, received the grand prize from the Ohio Livestock Coalition's student essay contest.
Ohio Farm Bureau funding water quality projects
For the third year in a row, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is funding county Farm Bureau-led projects that help improve water quality in local communities.
Nitrogen-efficient crops: Can we grow more with fewer emissions?
Science offers an option to boost crop productivity and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Free grain marketing app can give farmers price alerts
A new mobile application from Nebraska Extension aims to help farmers manage their operations in a rapidly changing price environment.
New map lets Pa. identify abandoned oil, gas wells
The Pennsylvania DEP has taken a major step toward identifying abandoned wells drilled over the past 150 years of oil and gas development.
Adoption of biotech crops reaches new peak
Adoption has grown from 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres) in 1996 to 185.1 million hectares (457 million acres) in 2016.
Apple Castle orchard and market: 7 generations and still growing
Visit western Pa's Apple Castle year-round for their home-grown apples, peaches and other produce (but don't leave without one of the Johnston family's doughnuts!)
Select Sires to acquire Accelerated Genetics
Two of the nation's largest genetic companies announce plans to join entities.
