Conservancy district gets extra loan to enact plan in Muskingum River Basin
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District will receive an additional $1.
Hunter pleads no contest, gets jail time for violations
ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Three men from northeast Ohio are facing maximum fines, hunting privilege suspensions and jail time after being convicted of hunting on private property without permission of the landowner, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
Pennsylvania hits preservation record
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is the first state to preserve more than 3,000 total farms through its farmland preservation program, according to Gov.
Project aims to empower farm women
ASHLAND, Ohio - Annie's Project, a six-week course in risk management, will be offered in two Ohio counties in the winter of 2007.
The fastest horse
One day there was a horse. It was a racehorse. Tomorrow was Thanksgiving. That was the day that he was going to race.
When you wish upon a steer: Teen with cancer receives, shows Hereford
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Chris Cummings' wish came true Dec. 2 as he stood in the livestock arena at the 2006 Hoosier Beef Congress in Indianapolis.
Rare tractors are real treasures
EAST SPARTA, Ohio - There are only seven Farmaster tractors left in the world and just six Intercontinentals.
Animal ID system goes voluntary
Ag marketing conference: Stay at the top while improving the bottom line
COLUMBUS - Ohio ranks in the top five nationally for direct farm sales, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a direct marketing conference in January is designed to keep Ohio farmers at the top when it comes to exploring trend opportunities, reaching new markets, and improving their bottom line.
Estimates show higher milk prices next year
WASHINGTON - Current USDA estimates place 2006 milk production at 181.9 billion pounds, a 2.8 percent increase above 2005.