Farm safety expert issues another warning about toxic manure gases
Following another manure-related accident in Pennsylvania, experts warn to practice extra caution.
Research finds food that fights cancer in humans
Recent food-based research has discovered fruits and vegetables contain natural cancer-fighting capabilities when consumed appropriately.
Pennsylvania dairy royalty named
Bradford County student named 2012 Pennsylvania Dairy Princess. Two alternates hail from Susquehanna, Centre Counties.
Ohio State creates food-production system for future
Farming of the future? Growing food in space may be a possibility.
New blueberry varieties are a hit
WASHINGTON -- That interesting shrub growing in a neighbor's front yard may actually be exactly what you think it is -- a somewhat unusual...
Drought of 2012 likely to affect herbicide, nutrient carryover into spring
LONDON, Ohio -- The record-setting drought of 2012 has finally let up for much of Ohio -- with steady rain events the last couple...
Barbara Christ named interim ag dean at Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Barbara Christ, senior associate dean and professor at Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named interim dean of...
Climate change and agriculture: What can farmers, policymakers do?
Options include doing nothing, increasing no-till, cover crops, and policy that would encourage limits on emissions and carbon credit trading.
Ohio beef producers to vote on increase for state checkoff
If successful, the beef checkoff in Ohio would increase from $1 to $2. The national checkoff would be unchanged.
Farm bill most likely to expire
The proposed farm bill was the feature discussion at an opening session of the 50th Ohio Farm Science Review, where a burst of rainy weather stood in stark contrast to the drought that plagued most of this year.
