Yearly Archives: 2011
Small farm course set at Cuyahoga Valley Park
PENINSULA, Ohio -- With the explosion in numbers of farmers markets throughout the nation over the past several years, there is an increasing need...
Ohio fruit survey shows decrease in apple production
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio's apple growers produced an estimated 83.2 million pounds in 2010, a decrease of 32.3 million pounds from 2009. There were...
Air studies conducted on Marcellus Shale sites across Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Department of Environmental Protection released a report on a four-week air quality study conducted near Marcellus Shale natural gas operations...
Cargill to build new plant in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Cargill has announced plans to build a new corn processing plant in Brazil to produce starch and sweetener solutions. The...
W. Va. seeks century farms for television show
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is seeking century farms -- farms owned and operated by the same family for...
How can small businesses lure online shoppers?
LAMAR, Mo. - Shopping is shopping, right? Well, it depends on your generation. For baby boomers, shopping typically means driving to a store to...
Agriculture changing as Marcellus Shale drilling gains ground
Tom Murphy, Penn State University extension educator for Lycoming County, sat down Jan. 26 for a one-on-one interview with the Farm and Dairy.Murphy is co-director of the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research.
Size matters in the bird and publishing world
Bigger is always better, right? Cities and countries compete to build the tallest buildings. Gardeners vie to raise the biggest pumpkin. Anglers long for...
Water quality: Not quite, but almost, rocket science
We'll be hearing lots more about watershed protection and regulation across the country, as states are mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency to establish nutrient standards for water bodies.
They don’t make ’em like they used to
"The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one...
