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Do you know what this Hazard mystery tool is?
With two tools identified, we have a new mystery tool from Monroe Harbage of Plain City, Ohio. Can you Hazard a Guess on how it was used?
CAB offers up to $40,000 in scholarships
Certified Angus Beef is accepting applications for its annual Colvin Scholarship, awarded to college students committed to the beef industry.
A natural pesticide for stinkbugs
A scent that petunias and snapdragons release may be a control for pests like the spotted wing drosophila fly and the brown marmorated stink bug.
Pork producers could see modest profits in 2016
Smaller hog breeding herds and lower production costs could lead to modest profits for pork producers in 2016, Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt says.
World’s first solar-powered flour mill adds value to small grains production
MILLHEIM, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture will host a farm tour Oct. 23 at Frankferd Farms in Butler County, as part of PASA’s 2012 Farm-Based Education schedule. Frankferd Farms is a family-owned organic farm in western Pennsylvania that recently became home to the world’s first solar-powered flour mill. The day will begin
Young Delaware farmers get no-interest loans from state to buy farmland
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Ten young Delaware farm families and individuals are on their way to owning their dreams with help from a innovative and unique economic development program designed to boost agribusiness in the First State. The farmers from Kent and Sussex counties all received help purchasing land — nearly 900 acres total — from
Ohio Livestock Coalition offers free curriculum materials for teachers
COLUMBUS — New “smart board” lessons are now available as part of the Ohio Livestock Coalition’s For Your InFARMation curriculum. Smart boards, interactive whiteboards that project images from a computer and allow touchscreen interaction by students, are increasingly used in the state’s classrooms as a valued learning tool. Materials Now in its third year, the
Mobile Ag Lab available statewide
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. — With back-to-school season upon us, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau chose Ag Progress Days, held Aug. 18-20, as a relevant time to announce the addition of two new Mobile Agriculture Education Science Labs. The labs, which will be available for the 2010-2011 school year, will give every school district in the state access
Aquatic Visitors Center to reopen
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — This summer, the Aquatic Visitors Center will again open its doors to the public, thanks to a partnership between the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife and Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory. Landmark The center joins Stone Lab and the South Bass Island Lighthouse as landmarks operated by Ohio State
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 17, 2008
ALLIANCE, Ohio— On June 28 the Marlington FFA chapter held its benefit square dance for Akron Children’s Hospital. Many area businesses and individuals donated goods or services, including caller Dave Ball. The chapter earned $404.60, which will all go to Akron Children’s Hospital. * * * INDIANAPOLIS — The National FFA Organization has selected 40
