Pa. woman earns preservation medal
Targeted grazing handbook can be accessed online
MOSCOW, Idaho - A new handbook that focuses on using sheep and goats to manage vegetation and enhance landscapes was recently completed in a collaborative effort by researchers, educators, and producers from across the United States.
Clean rain causing ripples in streams
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Appalachian hardwood forests may be getting a respite from acid rain, but data from a long-term ecological study of stream chemistry suggests that the drop in acid rain may be changing biological activity in the ecosystem and hiking dissolved carbon dioxide in forest streams.
Court agrees with ODA: Parrish broke the law
Farmers markets gaining momentum
WASHINGTON - According to the preliminary results of a USDA survey, the number of farmers markets increased more than 7 percent between 2005 and 2006.
Fires may be key to saving oak trees
CLEVELAND - Oak forests may be approaching extinction, but lightning fires may play a vital role in their regeneration, according to
Giant ragweed added to glyphosate-resistant list
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Giant ragweed soon could cast a giant shadow on the world's most popular herbicide.
Work of a weaver
COLUMBIANA, Ohio - The looms in Linda Ann Marie Bertanzetti's weaving studio stand in quiet rows. Colorful spools and shuttles of warp are stored around the room and bright fabrics are stacked in the corner.
Hog farm investigated for abuse
SALEM, Ohio - A City of Canton prosecutor is reviewing videotaped animal abuse allegations against a Wayne County hog farmer, but that farmer says the allegations are pure hogwash.
Pine Hill Meats owners guilty of wildlife violations; get probation, fines
SALEM, Ohio - The owners of Pine Hill Meats pleaded guilty Dec. 12 to eight wildlife violations and were ordered to pay the Ohio Division of Wildlife $6,000 in restitution for illegally buying and selling white-tailed deer meat.