Editor:

Thank you for sharing Mr. Dickinson’s, Animal ID enforcement — the fourth component, letter with your readers.

Mr. Dickinson makes many excellent points about the National Animal Identification System. The National Animal Identification System is a work in progress and none of us know what the cost of this will be, especially in terms of […]

Find out who topped the livestock competitions, and see if you’re in a slideshow of photos taken at this year’s Carroll County Fair.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University alumna Natalie Smith joined 4-H as a 10-year-old in Hancock County, where she and her two brothers attended county and state camps.

Fond experiences from those 4-H camps inspired Smith to establish the Natalie P. & Maynard H. Smith 4-H Camp Scholarship to benefit Hancock County 4-H’ers.

Once fully […]

PRINCETON, Ky. — For those who have ever considered fishing for bass and bluegill from the banks of their own pond or dipping a toe into small-scale shrimp sales, a workshop offered by the Kentucky State University Extension could be just the thing to float your boat.
The Small-scale, Home Use and Recreation Aquaculture workshop will […]

GEISMAR, La. — Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corporation have given final approval for plans to build a $138 million renewable synthetic fuels facility in Geismar, La.
The facility, Dynamic Fuels, is a 50:50 venture between Tyson and Syntroleum to convert low grade, inedible fats and greases into renewable transportation fuels.
Capital funding includes $100 million in […]