Double cropping research helps northern New York dairy farmers
Research conducted on northern New York farms by Cornell University researchers is helping farmers enhance their production of forage crops for dairy cows.
Crawford County, Pa. Raney dairy farm to host open house
J-RA Holsteins is located just miles from the Ohio border in Adamsville, Pennsylvania.
Funding offered to improve housing in Pa. areas impacted by gas drilling
Funding to address housing needs comes from Marcellus Shale impact fees.
Meigs County men plead not guilty to crop insurance fraud
Meigs County men enter pleas in federal crop insurance case.
Hog, pig inventory lowest since 2007
As of June 1, there were 62.1 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, the lowest inventory since 2007, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published June 27 by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Marcellus and Utica shale: Production nearly doubles in Ohio
With the increase in horizontal Utica shale wells coming online, production has nearly doubled in Ohio.
New research suggests a solution to student loan crisis
As America’s student debt crisis continues to worsen, researchers at the University of Michigan and Elon University believe they have a solution — let the federal government, rather than private banks, handle student loans.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 3, 2014:
BURTON, Ohio — Geauga County 4-H’ers and advisers participated in the 2014 Farm to Plate 4-H field trip recently. This year’s trip was based...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 3, 2014:
ASHLAND, Ohio — This summer has been very busy for the Crestview FFA Chapter. Members have been involved with FFA Camp Muskingum and test...
Superbugs and antibiotic resistance: the facts
The subject of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and poultry is complicated, frightening and easily sensationalized, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
