West Virginia tackles farmland preservation
The Voluntary Farmland Protection Act would permit farmers to donate or sell a "protective easement" for fair market value and still retain private ownership of the land for farming or business directly related to marketing farm products.
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.
Coalition pushes for contract protection
A coalition of state attorneys general last month proposed model legislation, the Producer Protection Act, addressing contract production issues in agriculture.
Miniatures reflect U-turn in cattle
Retired Ohio cattleman gets back into beef business -- in a small, yet big, way.
Ohio apples don’t fall too far from the tree
Ohio apples are typically marketed close to home.
