This year, many areas of Ohio experienced extremely low temperatures for several days. (-20° as I was driving to an Extension meeting in Coshocton County on January 28.) Snowfall was also above average in many areas causing standing ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Wheat
Everyone knows the stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones. Innovation happens when people look at their surroundings in new ways. The checkoff helps manufacturers innovate with U.S. soy by supporting research and development of ...
Tags: Soybean, Agriculture, Food
Milner Milling, privately owned milling business in Tennessee, is set to takeover Cereal Food Processors, one of the leading flour milling companies in the US, for an undisclosed sum. The company plans to work with its sister company, ...
Tags: Cereal Food Processors, acquisition, retail trade businesses
Producers looking to take advantage of the growing consumer demand for local foods but having difficulty in finding methods to process their poultry, rabbit and fish for retail sale may want to consider setting up their own processing ...
Tags: consumer demand, Mobile processing units, potential market
Visits to national parks declined by 9.1 million, or 3.3 percent, in 2013 compared with 2012, due in large part to the government shutdown that took place during the first 16 days of October, according to a report released by the National ...
The National Pork Producers Council today elected new officers and members to its board of directors at its annual business meeting – the National Pork Industry Forum – held here. Elected as president of the organization was ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork, Meat
American automaker Ford Motor is set to invest $168m in moving the production of its all-new 2016 F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks from Mexico to Ohio Assembly Plant in Cleveland from early 2015. The investment will be used to retool ...
Tags: Ford, Medium-Duty Truck
American automaker General Motors (GM) is set to invest $14m in the installation of a progressive press at the Parma Metal Center in Ohio. The press will be used for both die tryout and regular parts production. It is expected to start ...
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The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today unveiled its national consumer education campaign to bolster awareness and understanding of Facts Up Front. The nutrient-based labeling system will ...
Tags: Nutrition Knowledge, Packaging
Bemis plans to close its pressure sensitive materials manufacturing facility located in Stow of Ohio, US. To improve its market competitiveness and to better its position in pressure sensitive materials business for long-term growth, the ...
Tags: Sensitive Materials, Packaging
Pictured from left to right: Paul Eanes; Jamie Topete, West Coast District Sales Manager, Metroflor; Larry Johnson of Triwest; and Russell Rogg. Metroflor acknowledged the dedication and hard work of its trade partners across the entire ...
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Hardwood flooring industry veteran and former Floor Trends columnist Richard "Rick" Brian died on Feb. 5 at his home in Southern Pines, N.C., following a brief battle with cancer. He was 66. Brian was past board member of the National ...
ATLANTA, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. flu activity continued to decrease during the week ending Feb. 22, but was high in Hawaii and Oklahoma, federal health officials say. The weekly flu report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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When an adolescent female patient comes to Nationwide Children's Hospital's Sports Medicine clinic, not only are these young women treated for their sports-related injury, but their sports medicine physician will also ask if they've missed ...
It looks like a worm and moves like a worm – sort of. But it is a previously unidentified microscopic species of mite that was discovered by a graduate student on The Ohio State University campus. Affectionately dubbed the "Buckeye ...
Tags: Agriculture