Utica and marcellus shale: Ohio severance tax proposal introduced
A new version of a severance tax on gas and oil has been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives that has the support of the oil and gas industry.
Land Conservancy expands into Columbiana, Jefferson, Carroll counties
Western Reserve Land Conservancy, which earlier this year merged with Little Beaver Creek Land Foundation, has now expanded into the rest of Columbiana County as well as into Carroll and Jefferson counties.
How is health insurance coverage changing in 2014?
The Affordable Care Act is changing the way healthcare in America works. Here's a few common questions you may have.
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation celebrates its 95th annual meeting (Photos)
Photos from the 95th annual Ohio Farm Bureau Federation meeting.
A farm bill is still possible in 2013
A farm bill may still be possible before 2013 is over. At least that's what U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown thinks.
Nation’s supplemental poverty rate went unchanged between 2011 and 2012 (Chart)
The nation's poverty rate was 16 percent in 2012, unchanged from 2011.
That's according to a supplemental poverty measure released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Undercover film producer one of four charged in Colorado animal abuse case
An undercover animal rights investigator who spent four months producing a video documenting alleged abuse to cattle on a Colorado farm is herself being charged for animal cruelty.
Out of sight, out of mind: Solar power makes sense on some Ohio farms
Farm-based solar power is catching on in Huron County, and across the state.
Utica shale: Morgan County joins the permit list
According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, three permits were issued for horizontal drilling in the Utica shale in Morgan County in November. The permits, the first permits issued for Morgan County, went to PDC Energy Inc. for a site in Center Township.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 5, 2013:
SMITHVILLE, Ohio — The Smithville FFA chapter members took a trip to Louisville, Ky. to attend the FFA National Convention.
The Smithville FFA members who...
