Friday, July 3, 2026

With a swirl, sniff and a sip, Denise Gardner, Penn State’s enologist, can discern almost all there is to know about a particular variety of wine.

Farm internships introduce college students and grads to the agricultural industry and provide opportunities for farmers to pass experience to the next generation. They typically span May through September, during the growing season.

Ivory Harlow and her husband, Kip, both served in the United State Air Force and are now enjoying life on the farm in southern Ohio.
Dirk drifting

Local car salesman and race car driver found his passion with drifting.

Yinong Yang, a professor of Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, edited the mushroom's genome using a revolutionary new tool known as CRISPR-Cas9.
lake erie.algal bloom

Researchers at The Ohio State University are investigating new techniques to detect organic phosphorus compounds in water samples from the Lake Erie watershed.

Check out the week of Nov. 10, 2016, FFA news roundup.

Jeffrey LeJeune started a three-month assignment in Rome to work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to combat antibiotic resistance.

Annual event focuses on practical advice for farmers and is being held Jan. 25-28 in Lexington, Kentucky.

With harvest winding down and manure application underway, it's a good time to remember manure safety.