Pursue a career in wine industry
In the fall of 2011, Kent State University in Ashtabula began offering two-year degrees in Enology and Viticulture. The program has graduated seven students with four more expected to graduate this December and the program has boasted an 100 percent placement rate.
Entrepreneur hopes to fill niche in custom meat business
Custom butcher shop hopes to fill a niche in the local food market.
Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 2
This week, Farm and Dairy reporter Kristy Seachrist shares the story of one western Pennsylvania man's custom butchering facility, the latest Marcellus and Utica shale news, what lower energy prices mean for farmers and consumers and the stories you may have missed last week.
Belmont Co. gets bulk of drilling permits
ODNR issued 75 shale drilling permits last month; 40 were issued in Belmont County
Senate votes to nullify Waters of the U.S. rule
Senate votes against the EPA's Waters of the U.S. rule.
Lower energy prices help farmers at harvest
Yields might be down, but the crop is coming off dry, and the cost of drying is relatively cheap.
Lawsuits seek class action status against Chesapeake Exploration
Pennsylvania was first. Now Ohio. Two lawsuits seeking class action status have now been filed against Chesapeake Exploration.
How to winterize your home
While it might not feel like it, colder winter weather is on the way and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection wants all residents to stay safe and warm this winter by properly preparing their homes.
In whatever way you’re connected to agriculture, ‘thank you’
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Agriculture, Russell Redding, offers heartfelt thanks during this season of thanksgiving: 'Thank you for your commitment to agriculture, in whatever way you are connected.'
Still looking for Mr. Goodnews
To turn around grain prices, commentator Marlin Clark says we need to turn around the mood of the speculators.
