Yearly Archives: 2011
Wheat harvest is bringing pleasant surprises to many producers
Yields in this year wheat crop appear to be taking the biggest hit after the wet spring.
AEP to partner in Noble County solar facility
AEP Ohio has entered into a participation agreement with Turning Point Solar LLC, a joint venture of Agile Energy Inc. and New Harvest Ventures, to develop one of the largest solar generating facility east of the Mississippi River.
Common eastern bumblebee can boost pumpkin yields
THACA, N.Y. -- Each grinning jack-o'-lantern starts with yellow pollen grains, ferried from a male to a female pumpkin flower by bees.
Solar projects in this area do not make financial sense
Editor:The May 12 auction guide had an article about Ashland county-West Holmes Career Center solar project. The project is funded by a $115,329 grant...
Very proud to be a part of the ‘culture’
Editor:This spring was so very hard on the farming community, with the cold temperatures and rain that condensed the planting season. Everyone I have...
Webinar explores development and regulation of Marcellus Shale drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A web-based seminar presented by Penn State Extension July 21 will explore pipeline development and regulation in regions of the state being intensely affected by drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation.
USDA responds to regulation requests regarding Kentucky bluegrass
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) made available its responses to two separate inquiries regarding the regulation of genetically-engineered (GE) Kentucky bluegrass.
Pulling for Zack: Ohio 4-H’er and cancer survivor receives surprise pulling tractor
A five-state tractor pulling community comes together to make an Ohio 4-H'er and cancer survivor's wish come true.
OSU South Centers’ survey asks consumers how they feel about berries
PIKETON, Ohio -- Extension specialists at the Ohio State University South Centers want to know how you feel about fruit -- currants, gooseberries and jostaberries, to be exact.
Adding value to ag product? You could get grant money
WASHINGTON — USDA is accepting applications for grants to provide economic assistance to independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives and agricultural producer groups through the Value-Added Producer Grant Program.
