Ohio care board reverses veal decision, allows calves to turn around
Large crowd attends care board meeting to voice opinions ... most appear content with decision.
Transition cows, forage, are focus of dairy nutrition conference
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Ohio State, Purdue and Michigan State universities are partnering to present the 20th annual Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference April 19-20...
Yes, growers use Bt corn hybrids, but refuge compliance still confusing
'Stacked' Bt corn hybrids use has increased significantly since 2006, reaching 47 percent of U.S. planted corn acres in 2010. But there's concern refuge compliance is eroding.
TB-positive deer triggers testing of cattle in two Michigan counties
Following the finding of a TB-positive white-tailed deer in Michigan, any cattle, bison, and cervid farms within a 10-mile radius around where the deer was harvested must complete testing for bovine TB in the next six months.
2011 a critical growing season for U.S. farmers
As global food prices surge to their highest levels in years, climbing worldwide competition for feed grains could make 2011 an important growing season for U.S. livestock farms.
No radiation levels of concern have reached the United States from Japan
No radiation levels of concern have been detected in the U.S. from the nuclear reactor emissions in Japan.
Court: EPA can’t require CAFOs to get Clean Water Act permit
According to a federal appeals court ruling, non-discharging CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) do not need Clean Water Act permit coverage.
You can raise beef, but how does it grade? Time for Beef 510
Ohio is hosting a new Beef 510 program, designed to build on the original 509 program to enhance producer knowledge from the pasture to the plate.
Who holds our national debt?
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The national debt is becoming a bigger and bigger issue. The debt represents money the U.S. government owes to someone. But...
Northeastern Ohio economy showing slight signs of life
CLEVELAND -- For the third consecutive quarter since the recession began, northeast Ohio has posted year-over-year employment gains. The quarterly Cleveland Plus Economic Review,...
