Monthly Archives: July 2011
Green Ribbon Fairs program to showcase soybean products at 11 fairs
ST. LOUIS — The soybean checkoff's Green Ribbon Fairs program will introduce millions of fair attendees — from both rural and urban areas — to the benefits of soy-based consumer and industrial products.
Would you change your auto air conditioning for lower fuel mileage?
FARGO, N.D. — Repairing 2013 car air conditioning systems is going to get much more expensive, due to new Environmental Protection Agency policies that encourage the use of a new cooling refrigerant.
Studies show E. coli can have a long life in streambed sediments
Pasture runoff might not be the bad guy, after all.
Rep. Peterson advances federal dairy policy, major changes discussed
New safety net, market stabilization and milk market order reform all part of the discussion.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 14
News from the Geauga Caprine Kids 4-H Club and the Geauga Prime Time 4-H Club.
Ohio Supreme Court decision keeps Milton Twp. winery open
Township loses case against Mahoning County winery. The township claimed it was not an agricultural business, and was not exempt from zoning regulations. The Ohio Supreme Court decided otherwise.
USDA seeks comment on assessment for genetically engineered soybean
WASHINGTON —The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is accepting comments on a plant pest risk assessment and a draft environmental assessment...
On the wheat crew: Ohioan shares experiences from Great Plains
Ohio teen Austen Shoemaker heads west to join a combine crew for this harvest season, and shares his journey with Farm and Dairy.
Vacation With Us… Mangun
We climbed high into the Andes Mountains in Chile with Lisa Mangun, and her daughter Allison, earlier this year.
Vacation With Us… Rust
Go East, young man! And so we did, with Bob, Stephanie, and Jacob Rust, all of Greenville, Pa., when they visited the eastern most point in the U.S., Point Udall, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
