Yearly Archives: 2009
Photography book combines art, ag
SIDNEY, Ohio -- A new coffee table book, Images from the Land, has found a way to connect two seemingly incomparable industries -- art...
State, local budget crunches forcing Extension offices to go to voters
Coshocton Co. OSU Extension is asking voters to pass a levy in November. The county is not alone.
Green roofs: Gardens are going up and away
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Green roofs seem to be sprouting all over the country these days. From New York to Chicago, from office buildings...
Raising a new crop of farm to table chefs
BOULDER, Colo. — Culinary School of the Rockies is pioneering a new approach to culinary education through their Farm to Table externship. Innovative Culinary...
USDA seeks nominations for advisory committee
WASHINGTON -- Nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers are being accepted through Oct. 5, according to...
DART meetings to provide first hand view of innovative, efficient businesses
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- On-farm dairy sales and service representatives can learn about innovative retail, dairy manufacturing and service industry businesses during the October series...
Preconditioning considerations for spring-born calves
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- With fall just around the corner, beef producers will soon begin crafting marketing plans for spring-born calves. Even though producers were...
From chicken feathers to flowerpots
WASHINGTON -- Chicken feathers, usually an unwanted byproduct of poultry processing, may have a more valuable future as an ingredient in biodegradable flower pots,...
Harrison County Junior Livestock Sale thanks
Editor:The 2009 annual Harrison County Junior Fair Livestock Sale has come and gone, and was a tremendous success. A special thanks goes out to...
Norman Borlaug, a science hero of the 20th century, loses cancer battle
(Please scroll to bottom to watch a recent video of Dr. Borlaug.)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The agricultural scientist who believed it was possible to...
