Monthly Archives: June 2012
Ohio’s wine industry: The movers, shakers and growers of a blossoming trade
Ohio wines have a full-bodied history, ripe with civil war, Prohibition, countless frosts and diseases, but there's never been a time of such growth as there's been in the past five years.
OSU researchers seek to increase Ohio wine grape options with variety trials
In an effort to boost Ohio's wine industry, researchers with Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) are determining what new wine grape varieties can survive and thrive in Ohio's climate.
Pairings: Ohio’s new culinary oasis
Wine and food lovers in northeast Ohio are rejoicing because a new project from the City of Geneva in cooperation with the Ohio Wine Producers Association promises to, "transform the world's vision of Ohio wines." in the words of Doniella Winchell, executive director of the Ohio Wine Producers Association and board member of Pairings.
Treating mastitis with Vitamin D
BELTSVILLE, Md. — A natural remedy that delays and reduces the severity of mastitis infection in dairy cattle is being investigated by scientists at...
Farm market extension, community efforts work
Click here for the feature article about growing winter markets and the current trend.
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Providing more opportunities for produce farmers to grow...
Year-round farmers markets growing in popularity, number
U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York are in the top states for year-round markets.
Event highlights link between education and national security
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations, hosted an event recently to discuss an Independent Task Force...
Decline in net worth reflects drop in housing values
WASHINGTON -- U.S. median household net worth declined 35 percent between 2005 and 2010, from $102,844 to $66,740 (in 2010 constant dollars), according to...
Senate passes new farm bill
Now that the Senate passed its version of the farm bill, the pressure's on the House side to craft a new bill before the current act expires at the end of September.
Yellow poplar trees a sticky mess this year
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Homeowners in West Virginia may have noticed two pests on their yellow poplar trees this year -- tulip tree scale...
