Yearly Archives: 2011
Hi-Q Egg permit denied, company not building
WOOSTER, Ohio -- A new egg production company will not be coming to Ohio after all, officials determined last week.
Hi-Q Egg Products, which...
Consumer demand responsible for growth at Pleasant Valley Poultry
Consumer choices are determining the workload for a meat processor in Baltic, Ohio.
University of Kentucky opens new animal health lab
In 2008, the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory broke ground on a $28.5 million expansion and renovation journey. Now the state-of-the-art project is complete and the lab is open to serve Kentucky's animal agriculture industries.
Pioneer finalizes purchase of Doebler’s
DES MOINES, Iowa — DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred announced June 3 it has closed the acquisition of Doebler’s PA Hybrids, Jersey Shore, Pa.,...
USDA suspends operations at Cleveland-based produce company
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on a Cleveland produce business for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
U.S. corn production nearly doubles using fewer nutrients
WASHINGTON — The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) says that between 1980 and 2010, U.S. farmers nearly doubled corn production using slightly fewer fertilizer nutrients than were used in 1980.
New York college, developer banking on sustainable agriculture
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Upstate New York seems like an unlikely place to grow tropical fish. But at one central New York college, students and staff are growing the sought-after tilapia, even in the dead of winter.
Gold rush: Marcellus Shale drilling brings business to town
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A survey of businesses in two Pennsylvania counties where natural gas drilling is occurring suggests that the Marcellus Shale boom is having a positive net effect on business activity.
New swine facility ups efficiency, meets welfare standards
Myron and Neil Ramseyer hope their new swine barn does two things: provide more efficient use of space and satisfy the concerns of animal rights activists.
Wayne County Fairgrounds to host Hart Parr Oliver antique show
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The 2011 Hart Parr Oliver Collectors' Association Summer Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 21-23 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster.
