FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Buckeye Power Co-op gets $250 million loan
LONDON, Ohio - On his swing through Ohio Sept. 20, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns awarded an electric utility loan of nearly $240 million to Buckeye Power Cooperative.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Landowners can offer roadblocks to invasive plants’ spread
LONDON, Ohio - There's a chance you've got honeysuckle or autumn olive bushes growing on your property.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio revs up its use of biodiesel
COLUMBUS - With the Ohio Farm Science Review as his backdrop, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft said Sept. 20 the Ohio Department of Transportation will integrate alternative fuels into its fleet.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio’s top conservation farmers honored at Review
LONDON, Ohio - Ohio's top conservation farm families for 2005 were honored for their long-standing dedication to natural resource conservation during ceremonies Sept.
IRS extends penalty relief on dyed diesel fuel sale, use
WASHINGTON - In response to the continued shortages of diesel fuel caused by Hurricane Katrina, the Internal Revenue Service will extend penalty relief on the sale of dyed fuel and its use on the highway.
Katrina rains no aid for corn crop
COLUMBUS - Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Katrina arrived too late to benefit most of Ohio's drought-stressed corn crop.
Milk prices not likely to move much
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Dairy farmers shouldn't expect record milk prices this year, but they can expect moderately strong prices for the rest of the year and early 2006, according to a Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service dairy specialist.
Ohio counties eligible for disaster assistance
WASHINGTON - The USDA designated 72 Ohio counties as natural disaster areas due to losses caused by extreme weather conditions occurring since May 25, 2005.
Ohio tomato growers donate sauce
TOLEDO - Hirzel Canning Company, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has partnered with 19 local tomato growers to respond to the national disaster effort and to help hungry families in Ohio.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio Agricultural Roadmap outlines next 25 years
LONDON, Ohio - For Jack Fisher, there was an unexpected outcome from the 18-month brainstorming that led to the new Ohio Agricultural Roadmap.
