High tunnels are terrific for tasty tomatoes
Fred Forsburg's tomatoes are perfect -- tough to do in a certified organic operation where no pesticides, herbicides or fungicides are used. The Livonia farmer's secret? Growing tomatoes in high tunnels.
Soybean leader Steve St. Martin to retire
The last three decades of Ohio soybean production have been good ones, marked by improved Phytophthora cultivars, a new market for tofu soybeans and one of the most popular soybean varieties ever grown in Ohio. Much of that success has been at the hands of Steve St. Martin, a soybean breeder at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. But on Jan. 1, St. Martin, who has headed the soybean breeding program at the center since 1991, will retire and pass the torch to a new faculty member.
A friend of the farmer
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown received a Friend of Farm Bureau Award from the Ohio organization during its annual meeting Dec. 3-5 in Columbus. The...
Jefferson County couple wins Ohio Farm Bureau’s young farmer award
COLUMBUS -- A Jefferson County couple who has tweaked a successful farm business to stay profitable and in business was lauded as Outstanding Young...
Ohio Farm Bureau makes changes to memberships, youth program
COLUMBUS -- With blessing from county delegates, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation staffers will push forth in 2009 with the state's plan to implement a...
Ohio corn performance trial yields all over the place
Picking a corn hybrid based on this year's Ohio State University Corn Performance Trials will be tricky.
Ag economy: Wreck or pot of gold?
COLUMBUS -- It came as no surprise when economists said in late November that the American economy is, indeed, in the throes of recession....
Penn Stater immersed in Pennsylvania deer study
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Andrew Norton is well aware of how controversial and political deer management is in Pennsylvania. That’s one reason why the...
Pennsylvania FFA: From trash to tractor
It started with an ad on eBay. Someone in Pymatuning, Pa., was getting rid of a rusted, broken-down 1937 Farmall F12 and at $535, Kenny and Brandon Ball thought it was a pretty good deal. The father-son team liked to restore antique tractors and they thought that parts from the F12 could be used on one of their current projects. It was 2001 when they bought the tractor and took it to their New Castle, Pa., home. Brandon was only 9 years old.
Simmons adds 190,000 bushels storage
SALEM, Ohio -- Customer demand for more space allowed Simmons Grain Company, on the south side of Salem, to recently complete a massive expansion.According...
