Chef-local grower connection finds unique niche in Ohio agriculture
WOOSTER, Ohio - Tom and Wendy Wiandt's mushroom farm in Burbank is about an hour's drive from the Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Dairy program teaches the basics
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Dairyman Matt Ulmer has a confession to make: He hasn't always liked working with cows.
Farmers in Belmont, Monroe counties can get money to improve environment
BARNESVILLE, Ohio - Funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program will soon be allocated to Belmont and Monroe counties to assist farmers interested in implementing environmental protection measures on their land.
Mighty oak trees not thriving in Ohio
COLUMBUS - One way to keep the mighty oak from losing its dominance in Ohio forests may entail bringing back an old friend that made possible its survival and expansion for thousands of years: fire.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau meeting results in push for property tax reform
HERSHEY, Pa. - At its annual meeting Nov. 14-16 in Hershey, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau adopted a policy calling for property tax reform and presented several awards to members.
State Grange presidents honored
COLUMBUS - Ohio State Grange President Laddie Marous and Pennsylvania State Grange President Betsy Huber received recognition from the National Grange Membership/Leadership Director, Ed Luttrell recently at the National Grange Annual Convention held in Columbus, Ohio.
Commissioners can’t fund Columbiana extension office
LISBON, Ohio - It may seem like the Aesop fable about the little shepherd boy crying "Wolf!," but Julie Herron, director of the Columbiana County office of OSU Extension, says it's not.
Minerva Cheese Factory gets patent
SALEM, Ohio - Sometimes working with your family has certain perks. Take Adam Mueller, Minerva Cheese Factory's fifth generation.
Operation Evergreen: Sending the spirit overseas
SALEM, Ohio - Two men crouch in Army fatigues in front of a Christmas tree. They cradle rifles in their arms and children's popsicle-stick snowflakes hang on the tree.
