Study says biotech crops a factor in meeting food and fuel demands
WASHINGTON - With ethanol demand at record highs and existing strong food use of corn, some experts are wondering where the extra corn will come from.
USDA expands emerald ash borer quarantine to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana
WASHINGTON - The emerald ash borer quarantine has been expanded and includes the entire states of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, more than doubling the previously quarantined area which includes the entire lower peninsula of Michigan.
Change and progress focus of bureau
HERSHEY, Pa. - Several hundred farmers from across Pennsylvania attended the 56th annual meeting of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau at Hershey Lodge and Convention Center Nov.
Kentucky man guilty in Ohio raw milk sale
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - A Hamilton County Municipal Court recently found a Kentucky man guilty of violating Ohio's dairy licensing and labeling laws.
More U.S. food going on Russian plates
WASHINGTON - The U.S. and Russia inked a bilateral trade deal Nov. 10 regarding Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization.
Ohio Soybean Council goes overseas
COLUMBUS - As the saying goes, there is a first time for everything. The Ohio Soybean Council and the soybean checkoff can certainly sing to this tune as it explores, for the first time ever, export opportunities in China with the establishment of an overseas office in Shanghai.
Ohioans eligible for emergency farm loans
COLUMBUS - Ten Ohio counties have been designated agricultural natural disaster areas by the USDA, making farmers in the counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from
Pa. Farm Bureau calls for landowner liability protection
HERSHEY, Pa. - Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members are calling for a legislative solution to strengthen landowner liability rights and recognize that a landowner is not liable for a hunter's actions simply because the landowner allowed the hunter to hunt on his land.
Pa. standardbred horse sale sets record
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Standardbred horse sale at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center set a new record earlier this month, selling 2,074 horses for $66.
Post-industrial developer’s idea comes to fruition
WOOSTER, Ohio - Cleveland brownfield developer Todd Davis had a problem.