By Susan Mykrantz WOOSTER, Ohio — Since 1950, Ohio has lost 7 million acres of farmland and ranks second in the nation in the development of prime farmland, according to Brian Williams, Farmland Policy Specialist with the mid-ohio regional planning commission. Williams added the development of prime farmland in Ohio was not to accommodate an [...]
DALTON, Ohio — The 2011 North Central Ohio Grazing Conference, scheduled for Jan. 27-28, will offer ideas for managing resources, budgets and forage. The event will be held at the Buckeye Event Center, 624 Henry St., Dalton, OH 44618. The conference begins Jan. 27 at 8:45 with a presentation by Noah Yoder, a dairy grazier [...]
WOOSTER, OHIO — The Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District named Fred Galehouse as the recipient of its Friend of Conservation Award during the 2010 annual meeting Following his graduation from The Ohio State University with a degree in mechanical engineering, Galehouse started his drainage contracting business in 1948. He attended his first drainage contractors [...]
By SUSAN MYKRANTZ Contributing writer WOOSTER, Ohio — When dairy sheep arrived on the agricultural radar screen in the early 1990s, many flocks were located in the eastern part of the U.S. Today, almost half of the 169 dairy sheep operations are commercial operations and can be found in 19 states, according to Yves Berger, [...]
By SUSAN MYKRANTZ Contributing writer ORRVILLE, Ohio — -The recipients of the 2010 Wayne County Excellence in 4-H Award and Meritorious Service Award were recognized Nov. 4 during the annual member and volunteer recognition banquet. This year, the Excellence in 4-H Award went to Shelbie Aylsworth and Sarah Finney, while Priscilla Sprang received the Meritorious [...]
Sept. 23 and 24, 2010 STEERS Grand champion: Nathan Keener Bid: $6.85/pound Weight: 1,296 pounds Buyer: Debbie and Zane Gross Reserve champion: Colton Hickey Bid: $3/pound Weight: 1,339 pounds Buyer: Sorellas II Restaurant Champion baby beef: Bobbi Jo Litten Bid: $3.75/pound Weight: 1,360 pounds Buyer: Fin, Feather & Fur Reserve champion baby beef: Shelby White [...]
WOOSTER, Ohio — Experience in dairy judging and helping with the family showstring as a 4-H and FFA member taught me what to look for in a good dairy animal. But when I decided to try raising and exhibiting dahlias at the county fair, I was in for a whole new experience. Even though my [...]
By SUSAN MYKRANTZ Contributing Writer SMITHVILLE, Ohio — Tradition is a bigger predator concern for the sheep industry than coyotes, according to Charles Parker, retired chairman of the Department of Animal Science at The Ohio State University. Parker told shepherds attending the 2010 Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association annual meeting that sheep have a lot [...]
WOOSTER, Ohio — Parry and Susie Cochran were recognized as the recipients of the 2009 Conservation Farm Award during the Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual meeting Nov. 17. The Cochrans The Cochrans operate a heifer and grain farm in Plain Township. Parry, Susie and their children, Aaron, Andrew and Audrey, reside on the [...]
ASHLAND, Ohio — The Ashland County 4-H program recognized their outstanding members, advisers and friends during its annual volunteer recognition banquet. The 2009 Meritorious Service Awards were presented to Beckie Parsons, Mike Sagar and Cathy Rice in appreciation of their support of the 4-H program with their time and talents. Parsons, a former 4-H adviser [...]
WOOSTER, Ohio — William Hughes exhibited the grand champion Holstein and was named as the supreme grand champion dairy exhibitor during the Holmes County Fair Junior Dairy Show. Hughes also won the junior showmanship contest. The supreme junior champion was exhibited by Martin Overholt. Overholt exhibited the junior champion Brown Swiss and also won senior [...]
CRESTON, Ohio — No farmer should have to go through one barn fire, let alone two, but that is just one of the challenges Virgil and Lois Gasser have faced during their 37 years in the dairy business. Just one week before the annual Wayne County Dairy Service Unit Twilight Tour, Gasser lost a barn [...]
MOUNT HOPE, Ohio — Holmes County dairy producers were recognized for their accomplishments during the annual dairy recognition banquet March 30 at Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen in Mount Hope. Awards Hal and Rod Hunsberger had the high Holstein herd in the county among herds over 50 cows with 29,148 pounds of milk, 1,113 pounds of fat, [...]
ASHLAND, Ohio — Just when livestock producers are finding ways to clear the murky waters of low commodity prices and high input prices, comes another deluge of challenges in the form of steep funding cuts to the Ohio State University Extension and assaults from theHumane Society of the United States. Producers are being targeted by [...]
WOOSTER, Ohio — Producers already reeling from falling milk prices and rising input prices are facing yet another challenge; this time in the form of groups determined to either change the way animal agriculture does business or put it out of business altogether, according to John Fitzpatrick, organization director for Ashland/Medina/Wayne County Farm Bureaus. Ohio [...]
ORRVILLE, Ohio — When it comes to making the best better, no one does it better than Wayne County 4-H volunteers, according to Bob Troutman, president of the Wayne County Agricultural Society and a former extension educator and 4-H volunteer. Troutman told the audience at the 2008 Wayne County 4-H recognition banquet that while the [...]
WALNUT CREEK, Ohio — The 2008 Holmes County 4-H Volunteer Recognition Banquet, Life is a highway: Make every mile a memory, marked the end of the 4-H year and miles of memories for members and volunteers alike. Shaver At the banquet, Eric Shaver received the 2008 Friend of 4-H award. Shaver owns the East Holmes [...]
Find out who topped the livestock competitions at this year’s Wayne County Fair.
WOOSTER, Ohio — Wayne County Farm Bureau and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department will kick off a new campaign during the Wayne County Fair. The “My Home, My Neighborhood” campaign is intended to encourage county residents to get to know their neighbors and keep an eye out for them and on their property. During the [...]
Find out who topped the livestock competitions at this year’s Holmes County Fair.
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