Hollister signs Ohio farmland protection bill to allow PDRs
New Ohio law creates the ability for local or state agencies to acquire agricultural easements for the purpose of protecting productive farmland from conversion to nonagricultural use.
Independence pipeline foes are still fighting
Groups across Ohio and Pennsylvania opposing the proposed Independence natural gas pipeline, are still urging landowners not to sign right-of-way easements.
Carnival of Horrors gives nightmares to E. coli victims
Four new cases of E. coli O157:H7 were confirmed last week in Medina County.
Farming new fields of mushrooms in Wayne Co.
Mushrooms made it possible for Tom Wiandt of Burbank to get himself back down on the farm after spending a number of years working in Wooster as an engineer.
Mahoning County sanctuary shelters unwanted exotics
Ellen and Doug Whitehouse, owners of Noah's Lost Ark in Berlin Center, Ohio, began adopting unwanted or abused exotic animals about 10 years ago.
There’s something wild in Copley
There is something wild tucked away in a small Akron suburb: L&L Exotic Animal Farm Refuge and Rescue in Copley, Ohio.
Penn State: Dairy farmers dependent on milk price supports
New Penn State report analyzes federal milk pricing legislation.
Ohio apples don’t fall too far from the tree
Ohio apples are typically marketed close to home.
Leetonia man breaks world pumpkin record
David Stelts of Columbiana County, Ohio, broke the world and state records with his 1,140-pound pumpkin during the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off.
West Nile virus in Pa.
Horse near Harrisburg put down; West Nile virus infection confirmed after tests.
