Polchin family honored at Ashtabula County Dairy Banquet
WILLIAMSFIELD, Ohio -- The Polchin family of Cherry Valley, recognized by the Ashtabula County Dairy Service Unit as the Farm Family of the Year,...
What’s [still] driving food and commodity prices?
What sent commodity prices up is now bringing them down: trends in global production and consumption, the value of the dollar and biofuels.
Drink up little cria, you need antibodies
URBANA, Ill. — While humans have the unique ability to pass immunoglobulins, also known as antibodies, through the placenta during pregnancy, many animals cannot....
Pennsylvania forms food safety council to protect health, food supply
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- To provide better oversight of Pennsylvania's food supply from the field to the dinner table, Gov. Edward Rendell has formed the...
From beans to blooms: Motts Greenhouse boasts variety of flowers, veggies for gardeners
LOUISVILLE, Ohio -- Last week, on a 50-degree day, Josh Moore celebrated the coming of spring by carrying hundreds of flats and planters full...
Voinovich: We need to work harder, smarter to pull out of economic crisis
U.S. Sen. George Voinovich may have announced his retirement after his term ends in 2010, but he's not done fighting. Voinovich, who spoke to Ohio farmers in Washington March 10, outlined his opinions for pulling the country out of its economic doldrums.
Budget crunch hits Ohio State University Extension
SALEM, Ohio — No one is safe from hard-hitting money woes, and this week, another victim came forward: Ohio State University Extension.State budget cuts...
Sen. Sherrod Brown anounces more than $4 million to support Ohio agriculture
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, applauded passage of The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, which includes $4,013,000 in funds to targeted programs...
Ohio farmers face uphill climb in D.C.
Ohio farm leaders were in Washington March 9-11 to talk to their legislators about agricultural issues that affect them back at home -- issues that have been on the Farm Bureau plate before and show no signs of going away.
Take a virtual tour of corn ethanol plant March 13
COLUMBUS -- Ohio State University's Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering wraps up its winter seminar series at noon March 13 with "A...
