Chronic wasting disease found in four more deer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Test results have detected the chronic wasting disease agent in four additional deer collected during the first week of the 2008...
New equine coalition hopes to have impact in Ohio
COLUMBUS — In an attempt to overcome numerous industry challenges, members of Ohio’s horse community have formed the Ohio Equine Industry Coalition (OEIC).
Broad support...
ODA receives patent for equine test
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture recently received its first-ever U.S. patent for discovering a method to identify a potentially fatal...
Vreba-Hoff shipping kosher milk powder from Michigan dairies
HUDSON, Mich. — One of the largest milk producers in Michigan — Vreba-Hoff Dairy — is providing kosher milk for an international food distribution...
Cornell gets $26.8 million from Gates Foundation to study wheat stem rust
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell has been awarded a $26.8 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a broad-based global partnership...
Cancer.Net provides help for patients
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Society of Clinical Oncology launched Cancer.Net ( www.cancer.net), a comprehensive, doctor-approved patient Web site that provides reliable, up-to-the-minute...
Responsible logging is possible, even strengthens North America’s forests
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In an era of ever-increasing environmental awareness, few industries receive more scrutiny than logging.
For decades, environmental groups have claimed that...
Rabies-infected cow herd destroyed
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture destroyed a herd of approximately 80 cattle exposed to rabies in Hampshire County April 3....
Livestock farmers know their beans
ST. LOUIS — Livestock and poultry consume about 98 percent of domestically used soybean meal, making them the No. 1 customer for U.S. soybean...
Ash borer now in 35 Ohio counties
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture has quarantined Putnam and six nearby counties in the state’s battle against emerald ash borer.
The state’s...
