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U.S.-Japan trade deal lauded as a win for farmers
A newly approved U.S.-Japan trade deal is being called a win for farmers. The agreement will lower tariffs for U.S. beef and pork exports.
Cover crops for farm and garden
As a bountiful harvest empties our fields and gardens, and fills our wheelbarrows and pickup beds with fresh fruits and veggies, growers wonder what to do with the newly vacant space.
How to plan for fall gardening
Who says your gardening days have to end when September rolls around?
Organic guide is a unique resource
WOOSTER, Ohio — Smooth your switch to organic farming through a new book from Ohio State University. A Transition Guide to Certified Organic Crop Management, published by the Organic Food and Farming Education and Research (OFFER) Program, part of the university’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, details in its 74 pages the rules and
All in the plant family: vegetable classification and cultivation
Vegetable plants in the same family have similar characteristics. Familiarity with plant families gives gardeners keen insight to plants’ unique needs.
How to transplant vegetable seedlings
Proper preparation, timing and technique help seedlings become healthy and productive plants.
5 stories farmers read this week: Dec. 19
This week’s top stories include the lifting of Ohio’s poultry show ban, Farm and Dairy staff award winners, the National Pork Board CEO’s resignation and more.
Web site helps beginning farmers
BELPRE, Ohio — When the recession forced Lynn Wiblin into unemployment from her manufacturing job earlier this year, she turned to the land to get back on her feet. Following in the footsteps of generations of family farming, she has turned 15 acres in Washington County into a vegetable farm that not only will provide
Diatetic association takes a stand on the role of functional foods
CHICAGO — The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position on functional foods that says fortified, enriched or enhanced foods can benefit a person’s health when consumed as part of a varied diet, encourages further research and urges continued efforts to educate the public on such foods. Official stance ADA’s position represents the association’s
Ag Progress Days to feature new field demonstrations
Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 14-16, 2018, will be held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, Pa.
