Yearly Archives: 2011
NRCS: Great Lakes conservation is working
NRCS chief says new study shows significant improvement to nutrient issues in Great Lakes region, more work to be done.
U.S. unlikely to hit renewable fuel standard for cellulosic biofuels
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The biofuel industry will not be able to meet the cellulosic production requirements of the renewable fuel standard without significant advancements in technology or investment, according to a National Academy of Sciences study prepared for Congress.
Ohio State to host Ag Law Symposium
COLUMBUS -- From shale gas legal issues to enforcing the state's new Livestock Care Standards to federal and state agricultural legislation, the Nov. 18 Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium is packed with hot topics in the legal community.
Ohio State launches Center for Applied Plant Sciences
COLUMBUS — The College of Arts and Sciences (ASC) and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), are partnering to create the...
Trophies of all types keep memories alive
Among hunters and anglers a trophy is the mount that hangs on the wall. It is the memory of a conquest.
Controversy
It can also be...
Low interest rates mean opportunities for farmers
SALEM, Ohio — The perfect storm of economics is giving many farmers opportunities they might not have seen coming.
Let’s talk ‘socialism for capitalists’
Today’s politics are dominated by the inside-out logic that doing nothing is better than doing anything. We even pay dozens in Congress at least $174,000 per year to ensure it
On the Outdoors: Enjoy bow season and follow the rules
Overall, archers accounted for 35 percent of 239,475 deer taken during Ohio's combined 2010-11 archery, muzzleloader and gun seasons. According to Division of Wildlife, Licking County led the state in archery harvest. Now add Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Ashtabula and Holmes to see the top counties.
Vacation With Us… Hodgdon
Alan and Kristen Hodgdon, of Darlington, Pa., recently took Farm and Dairy on a 14-day trek through parts of eastern Europe.
Vacation With Us… Bricker
Vietnam veterans, from left, Jim Brass, Lodi, Calif.; Wayne Bricker, Bolivar, Ohio; and Jim Romano, Henderson, Nev., met in Las Vegas for a reunion.
