Yearly Archives: 2011
Ohio Care Board advances 11 standards in milestone meeting
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board marked its one-year anniversary by advancing a dozen standards to the official rule making process.
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Blitzkrieg: Mussels invading the Great Lakes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The ongoing spread of non-native mussels in the Great Lakes has caused “massive, ecosystem-wide changes” throughout lakes Michigan and Huron,...
Ohio programs support military families initiative
COLUMBUS — First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, toured the country recently to kick off a new...
Ohio’s estate tax is pointless and should be eliminated
Editor:Legislation in the general assembly aims at eliminating Ohio’s death tax. Ohio is one of 17 states collecting an estate tax. Ohio also...
USDA accepting applications for rural renewable energy projects
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently invited agricultural producers and rural small businesses to apply for loans and grants to implement renewable energy...
Ohio sheep improvement group adopts new mission during annual meeting
SMITHVILLE, Ohio — -The adoption of a new mission statement for the Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association reflects the objectives of the group to...
Michigan confirms bovine TB in two Alpena Co. herds
LANSING, Mich. — Routine bovine Tuberculosis surveillance testing conducted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the USDA recently found two...
New extension enologist to help boost quality of Pennsylvania wines
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Extension has hired Denise Gardner, a sensory scientist for Vinquiry Enartis in Windsor, Calif., as the new extension...
Study finds hide color isn’t crucial
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Animal scientist Ty Lawrence knows that it’s what’s under the hide that counts.The West Texas A&M researcher was in a beef...
Dairy expertise attracts Colombian company to upstate New York
By Stacey Shackford
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell's dairy expertise has helped convince a Colombian dairy company to locate its first North American plant in western...
