WASHINGTON — Can consumers and farmers come to the table to discuss animal care and welfare down on the farm?
The American Farm Bureau Federation hopes so.
To address consumer concerns about the care provided to farm animals, the American Farm Bureau Federation has launched the Conversations on Animal Care initiative. The goal? Engage consumers in a […]
CASTALIA, Ohio — On July 15, members of Margaretta FFA chapter gathered at Kalie Bodey’s house for a summer meeting, swimming and a cookout. Members had a chance to get to know upcoming freshman and learn a little more about the FFA chapter.
At the meeting, members volunteered to help move benches for the upcoming Cold […]
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The Carroll County Beef Club met June 29 at the home of Johnna Mangun. Members discussed barns and mulch for the fair, the booth, and elected committees for barn and booth duty.
Members also put together care packages for overseas troops.
The club will meet again after the fair.
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KILGORE, Ohio — The […]
SALEM, Ohio — Freestall and feeding barns bigger than football fields. Brand new parlors, double-12s and larger. Bulk tanks to hold 6,500 gallons of milk.
Drive across the Ohio countryside and you’ll see these are no longer the stuff dreams are made of.
Despite sky-high feed and fuel costs, farmers across the region are pulling out the […]
COLUMBUS — Governor Ted Strickland declared a state of emergency for Perry County, which was affected by severe weather that passed through southeast Ohio early July 22.
Storms with strong winds struck the county around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, damaging roads and toppling trees in the Junction City and New Lexington areas. Wind gusts in […]
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 […]
Ohio’s farmland planted to corn is down 13 percent from 2007; soybeans up 11 percent.