Ohio’s first peregrine falcon chicks hatch in Cleveland
COLUMBUS - The first peregrine falcon chicks of the 2005 season have hatched in Cleveland at The Cleveland Clinic and Terminal Tower sites; in Lakewood; and in the Village of Cleves, just west of Cincinnati.
Pennsylvania — More than 300,000 acres preserved
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Fifty-three farms totaling 5,674 acres were preserved during the state farmland preservation board meeting in Harrisburg, Pa.
Soybean aphids overwinter in Ohio
WOOSTER, Ohio - The soybean aphid, a pest known to invade Ohio soybean fields each year from the north, has now been found to overwinter in the state.
Diesel dilemma – Planting, tilling costs on the rise
SALEM, Ohio - Sunshine and dry days drew farmers into fields earlier this month. Tractors pulling tillage equipment and grain drills crisscrossed fields before last weekend's snow delayed progress.
Building blocks
LISBON, Ohio - First, John Garwood's students pored over the bluebird box blueprints, all those numbers and directions.
Farmers question milk price volatility
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio and New York farmers visited the Chicago Mercantile Exchange April 18 and demanded greater transparency into who is trading in the market and how it's affecting dairy prices.
Small Farm and Rural Living Expo – New expo zeroes in on small farmers
SALEM, Ohio - Fifteen years ago, interest began to wane in a Pennsylvania expo catering to small farmers.
Three Stark County dairies among state’s best
HARTVILLE, Ohio - Three Stark County dairies attained "elite" status from the Ohio DHI Cooperative for achieving production levels in the state's top 5 percent.
Horners cut strawberries, focus on Stark Co. Angus operation
MASSILLON, Ohio - This spring will be the first in more than 75 years that the Horner family near Massillon isn't tending to a strawberry crop.
4,500-cow dairy gets the OK
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio's largest proposed dairy, a 4,500-cow operation, is set to begin construction in western Ohio within the next two months.
