N.Y. Farm Viability Institute’s bilingual project prompts spinoff
The New York Farm Viability Institute's bilingual dairy training project has spun off an independent program in support of Western New York dairy farms with Spanish-speaking employees.
White House honors 11 people for food security work in U.S and globally
WASHINGTON -- Recently the White House welcomed 11 Champions of Change who have committed themselves to strengthening food security in the U.S. and around...
‘A very blessed man’: Furlong wraps up lifetime of hog judging at Guernsey Co....
Darell Furlong, a long-time hog judge, had his final show at the Guernsey Co. Fair Sept. 10. Through his career, the children have always been his priority as a judge.
Pa. hemp industry makes plans to lead US
Pennsylvania expands their hemp research program in 2018 as they plan for a processing plant and set the stage to be No. 1 in U.S. hemp production.
Proposed constitutional amendment moves closer to November ballot
The constitutional amendment proposed by the group, Ohioans for Humane Farms, moves closer to ballot.
Life Out Loud: Where does the time go?
The graduate. She has deep blue eyes, a gorgeous smile, and her senior class superlative is “prettiest hair.” That makes sense. She does have the prettiest hair. It’s a gorgeous shade of deep, natural red. This was true even when she was mostly bald and later, briefly, when it all sort of fluffed around her head like a vibrant dandelion puff.
What can wild bees tell us about their domesticated counterparts?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As scientists struggle to come to grips with Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious disease threatening to wipe out domesticated honey...
Pa. loosens firewood rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Out-of-state firewood producers now have two additional treatment options for exempting their firewood products from a quarantine meant to keep harmful...
Two to be inducted in Columbiana County Ag Hall of Fame
The late Harold J. Thompson, of Wayne Township, and Harold A. Windram, of Salem Township, will be enshrined in the Columbiana County Agriculture Hall of Fame for their contributions to agriculture and the greater Columbiana County community.
Expansion of the emerald ash borer quarantine necessary to stop problem
Quarantine now extends to 67 Ohio counties
