Study: Consumers value safer food more than current analyses suggest
COLUMBUS -- Government regulators could more realistically assess the value of improving food safety if they considered that consumers typically want to avoid getting...
New Syngenta corn trait touted as way to make ethanol more efficiently; USDA gives...
Syngenta's Enogen corn amylase trait is the first genetically modified output trait in corn for the ethanol industry. The grain will be produced only by corn growers under contract with a licensed ethanol plant.
Big bullies: Coyotes are efficient hunters and clever killers
For the most part, coyotes live an invisible life, but in recent years they are showing themselves as bold neighborhood bullies as they adapt to city life.
The boon and bane of Marcellus Shale: What to do when opportunity knocks
I grew up on a farm in Washington County. We never had much money, but most people thought we did because we owned property. Farmers understand their land is often worth more than their farm business. A common joke among farmers is that if they come into some money, they will just keep farming until it’s all gone. Enter Marcellus Shale.
Medina trustees want tougher regs on anhydrous ammonia tanks
Trustees file complaint against Ohio Department of Agriculture to stop use of 12,000-gallon anhydrous tank; ODA counters suit has no legal standing.
Beef cattle numbers decreasing as producers back out of the business
URBANA, Ill. -- A smaller beef herd reported in USDA's Jan. 1 cattle inventory estimates has provided the cattle markets with even more bullish...
John Ligo wins quality assurance award
MERCER, Pa. — Two farmers recently received the annual national Beef Quality Assurance award, created to recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers who incorporate...
Ohio exotic animal owners await Kasich decision on ban
WOOSTER, Ohio -- It could still be a couple weeks before Ohio's new governor takes a close look at an emergency order signed by...
Agriculture changing as Marcellus Shale drilling gains ground
Tom Murphy, Penn State University extension educator for Lycoming County, sat down Jan. 26 for a one-on-one interview with the Farm and Dairy.Murphy is co-director of the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research.
Crawford County farmer, George Greig, tapped to lead Pa. ag department
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett announced Feb. 1 he intends to nominate George Greig, a farmer from Linesville, Crawford County, as state...
