Ohio goat cheese creamery earns top awards
HIRAM, Ohio - Mackenzie Creamery was honored with two first-place awards, one second-place award and two best of show awards at the annual National Cheese Competition sponsored this year by the
Ohioan named to Washington FSA post
WASHINGTON - Larry J.
Farmers in El Salvador benefit from high-value crops, modern techniques
OPICO, El Salvador - In 1989, Gilberto Mancia left war-torn El Salvador to work in the United States building and repairing air conditioning units.
Is there anything corn can’t do?
BOSTON - Scientists are reporting an advance toward turning corn plants into natural factories for producing gelatin to replace animal-sourced gelatin widely used by the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing capsules and tablets.
Summitcrest Farms registers most Angus in Ohio
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of Ohio recorded a total of 2,205 Angus with the
At a crossroad
The problem. In 2006, Stark County farmer Jerry Dickerhoof planted corn in a field at the intersection of Kenmore Street and Parks Avenue.
The courage to carry on
MARIETTA, Ohio - For as long as Neil Lane can remember, he never wanted to do anything except farm. He loves the open space, the fresh air, the hard work.
A winner is tapped: Sugarbush success
AKRON - "Hmm, what was that?" Three judges raise plastic spoons to their mouths, pressing their lips together and slurping the amber liquid they've doled out like gold.
Legislator proposes ag license plate
SALEM, Ohio - Farmers and farm supporters may soon get a new way to show their enthusiasm for Ohio's No.
One day at a time
FOMBELL, Pa. - Numbers float through Brant Cooper's mind. Forty-two, the number of years he's lived, and 22, the number of years he's been married to the girl he met at the Big Knob Fair.