Break even to save money on taxes
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Taxpayers once had very few options for how to receive refunds from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service — they either...
There is nothing natural about agriculture, when you think about it
All natural eggs! Naturally raised chickens! Natural tofu! If ‘natural’ is so good, then why doesn’t Ford claim a natural pickup, or Apple an...
Ice road trucker: Hauling milk is all-weather task
Reporter spends day learning the basics of milk hauling, especially in bad weather.
Beekeeping workshop set for Wooster
WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University Extension and the Tri-County Beekeepers Association of Northeastern Ohio will hold the 33rd annual Spring Beekeeping Workshop the evening of March 4, and all day March 5 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s (OARDC) Wooster campus.
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...
