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Ag groups urge high court to reverse ban on biotech alfalfa cultivation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a lower court acted hastily and incorrectly by banning the cultivation of biotech alfalfa despite extensive scientific evidence documenting the safety of the crop. A coalition of agricultural organizations filed on March 8 a joint friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court in support of the petitioners
Study confirms Pa. Farm Bureau concerns over proposed I-80 tolling
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Pennsylvania Farm Bureau asserted its strong opposition to any plans to place tolls on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. The bureau joined members of the Coalition to Keep I-80 Tollfree and the Clarion County Economic Development Corporation at two news conferences to release the results of a study on the economic impacts
Can’t see the invasive species for the trees? Check your woods
LONDON, Ohio — Once an invasive vegetative species takes hold in woodland areas, eradicating it is next to impossible. Ohio State University Extension forestry specialists are joining industry representatives at Farm Science Review to educate woodland owners on best land management practices to better deal with invasives. They take over “Invasive species are very good
Ohio State Fair: In the end, it’s not about winning
When Branden DeFrank of Jefferson County entered the ring at the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions with his grand champion steer, he was joined by two youth holding banners. I recognized one teen as Branden’s sister, Kyleigh, who showed the grand champion at last year’s Ohio State Fair. Then, Kyle Sharp, editor of Ohio’s
DuPont alleges anti-competitive conduct by Monsanto
WILMINGTON, Del. — Monsanto is trying to deny farmers access to alternative technologies at a time when farmers are struggling with weeds that are increasingly resistant to current Monsanto products, according to James C. Borel, DuPont group vice president. Come to expect “The litigation filed by Monsanto is more of what we have come to
Report indicates increasing availability of distiller’s dried grains with solubles
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is more than able to continue supplying global customers with necessary feed ingredients, according to the U.S. Grains Council, the leading organization for export market development for barley, corn, sorghum and co-products. Citing the release of USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, U.S. Grains Council Vice Chairman and Ohio corn
Tradition Leaves Legacy and Love
It wouldn’t be Christmas for me without Spritz cookies like my Aunt Esther made. Esther Anglemyer was a wonderful baker. She was used to making breads and pies in large quantities to feed everyone who visited their farm. She always had tins of homemade cookies on a kitchen counter just inside the back door. When
Program will build ag leadership skills
The name of a new program in Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas counties gives a perfect description of its basic foundation — Leadership Education and Development.
A weekly roundup of FFA news for the week of April 17, 2008
ASHLAND, Ohio — The Mapleton FFA general livestock team recently placed at several competitions. The team won the Mount Gilead contest, with Jared Wynn taking first and Billy Keener placing 16th. Garrett Canfield also competed. The team also took a trip to the District 1 contest in Fulton County. Wynn once again placed first, while
Early summer is a critical period of cool-season grass management.
Kick your grazing management into high gear to take control of growth
