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Foreign grain production up slightly
WASHINGTON — Foreign coarse grain production in 2007-2008, forecast at 708 million tons, is up 1 percent from a year earlier. Foreign is defined as world production less U.S. production. Area increased in response to attractive prices, but average yield declined slightly due to poor weather in several key regions. Corn Foreign corn production is
A roundup of 4-H news
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The Carroll County Beef Club met June 29 at the home of Johnna Mangun. Members discussed barns and mulch for the fair, the booth, and elected committees for barn and booth duty. Members also put together care packages for overseas troops. The club will meet again after the fair. * * *
Growing demand in Ohio for culinary chestnuts fuels renewed interest in North American tree
As a speciality crop, chestnuts are enjoying a popularity that hasn’t been seen in about 100 years and growing them is fairly straightforward. Amy Miller of Route 9 which is part of Rural Action, a membership-based nonprofit organization based in Appalachian Ohio, says, “Chestnut trees can grow on irregular, uneven slopes with acidic soil or well-drained sandy soil, which is pretty typical of the Appalachian region of the U.S.”
Arizona’s Rovey Dairy expands niche in cows, sheep
Aeizona’s Rovey Dairy milks 1,800 Jersey cows and is building up a 1,200-ewe sheep dairy to make niche products, like cheese, ice cream and yogurt.
SmartFarm will build the farm of the future
Virginia Tech is creating the SmartFarm Innovation Network, a decentralized network of interconnected centers across the commonwealth.
Oland and Leland Baker, Don Rupert, Allen Dickey to enter Columbiana Co. Ag Hall of Fame
The Columbiana County Agricultural Hall of Fame committee will induct Allen Dickey, of Lisbon; Don Rupert, of New Waterford; and Oland and Leland Baker, of Lisbon, into the Hall of Fame.
Stressed corn crop can kill livestock
SALEM, Ohio – Although many corn fields in Ohio and Pennsylvania have benefited from scattered showers in the past weeks, other areas haven’t been as fortunate.
Hops are crafting a comeback thanks to brewing boom
There’s a big demand for locally-grown hops in craft beers. But making money and sustainably growing hops is more complicated than it looks.
2013 Columbiana County Fair market livestock sales total nearly $435,000
The junior fair market livestock sales at the 2013 Columbiana County Fair totaled nearly $435,000, on the sale of 471 lots.
Appetite for ethanol fermenting in Pa.
Questions that involve developing ethanol production in Pennsylvania and the Northeast were on the table late last month with a pair of “Ethanol Workshops for Rural America” sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Biomass Energy Program, and organized by Ethanol Producers and Consumers.
