Ethanol still holds promise, but critical challenges remain
A progress update on the Ohio-Pennsylvania ethanol industry and what's ahead.
Ohio budget ‘fair’ to agriculture; SWCD funding is restored
The Ohio budget passed by the legislature looks similar to the one passed in 2010-2011.
Youth win big at 2011 Trumbull County Fair market livestock sale
Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year's Trumbull County Fair.
Pioneer experts: Bunker management offers bottom-line advantages
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Growing conditions determine fiber digestibility, and the right combination of weather conditions make for an optimum silage crop, say experts...
Outlook for pork uncertain until corn prices drop, stabilize
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Pork producers are maintaining the size of the breeding herd in the face of a very uncertain financial outlook. This...
Experts examine effects of grilling steaks on E. coli
WASHINGTON -- Top sirloin steaks have been getting a grilling in USDA food safety studies. USDA microbiologist John B. Luchansky and his colleagues are...
Just Say Cheese grand-prize winner: Shannah Yoder
For her photo of Trevor waving at the passing cows, Shannah Yoder will receive a three-gallon tub of Penn State creamery ice cream in the flavor of her choice, four free issues of Farm and Dairy, a Farm and Dairy T-shirt and mug and, of course, bragging rights.
Jaloda Farms built on black and whites, and determination
WELLINGTON, Ohio -- Lorain County dairy farmer Jim Sheffield may not have the biggest herd around, or all of the newest equipment.
But his registered...
Discovery of the Asian longhorned beetle in Ohio means trouble
CLERMONT, Ohio — The announcement by the Ohio Department of Agriculture that the Asian longhorned beetle was found in Ohio June 17 has panicked woodland owners, including maple syrup producers.
Ugly reality hits the grain markets
The ugly reality in the Buckeye State: Ohio farmers will have a small crop, but the rest of the nation will not.
