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Ag Progress Days unveils new ‘resource centers’
Pennsylvania’s Ag Progress Days concludes this afternoon. But research and development on the topics will continue.
CNG makes sense for Smith Dairy
WOOSTER, Ohio — Smith Dairy is committed to sustainability for their company as well as their customers, said Chuck Diehl, fleet manager for Smith Dairy in Orrville, Ohio. Established in 1909, Smith Dairy has plants in Richmond, Ind. and Pacific, Mo. in addition to their main plant in Orrville. Diehl was the featured presenter at
SNAP should be embraced by ag
Two of the greatest ironies of living in the richest, strongest nation in the history of the world are how many poor people remain in 21st century America and how vulnerable — as the Boston bombings showed again — we are to evildoers. The two are not linked. Evil is evil and it has no
New structure for Ohio’s farmland preservation program
Changes unveiled at 13th Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit. … Ambassador awards presented.
In tough job market, teens should consider volunteering to build skills
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Teens who expected to land a summer job are coming up empty handed. “The jobs, which often involved the service sector at restaurants, recreational sites and resorts, aren’t there,” said Elaine Johannes, K-State Research and Extension youth development specialist, who cited an April research report from the Center for Labor Market Studies
Mississippi flooding predicted to cause largest dead zone ever
EUNICE, La. — The Gulf of Mexico’s hypoxic zone is predicted to be the largest ever recorded, due to extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring, according to an annual forecast by a team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State University and the University of Michigan.
Dairy coalition group making positive strides for farmers
It’s based in Pa. and Ohio, but its mission is being taken to Washington and beyond.
Researchers study edible film that kills pathogens
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A team of food scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has shown that an edible film can be used for wrapping ready-to-eat meat products to deliver a slow release of a naturally occurring antimicrobial agent capable of killing a foodborne pathogen. In the study, which was published in the
If Mother Nature cooperates, Ohio farmers could see record yields
Could this crop year be a bin-buster in Ohio? Yes, if wheat crop is any indication.
Geauga County farmers weigh energy projections
CHARDON, Ohio — Dale Arnold, director of energy services for the Ohio Farm Bureau, spoke glowingly of the future of farm-produced energy March 27. Since last summer’s gas prices exceeded $4 a gallon and helped bring the economy down, people have become far more attuned to the need for domestic fuel and energy sources, he
