Indiana animal care standards may go from idea to reality in three months
Indiana may have legislation to make the Board of Animal Health, the decision maker in livestock care in March.
Jersey bull’s genetics include Holstein; Select Sires pulls bull family from line
Select Sires has temporarily suspended sales of semen from offspring of a Jersey bull/dam line that has been found to contain Holstein genetics.
Workshop to teach barn preservation
JASPER, Ind. -- Ohio and Indiana barn enthusiasts striving to preserve history through the restoration of old barns and other vintage structures have the...
Prosecutors seek delay in former Ohio Farmers Union treasurer sentencing
Forensic audit into the Ohio Farmers Union shows additional monetary losses.
Ohio’s Biopreferred bill passes House, awaits Strickland’s signature
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio House of Representatives voted 92-1 to approve Senate Bill 131, a bill jointly sponsored by Sen. Capri S. Cafaro (D-Hubbard)...
Purdue: Does no-till stunt growth in corn fields?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- It might not look like there's much going on in those roadside corn fields, but a Purdue University researcher has...
University of Kentucky study looks at food web predators
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Are there bad guys that could be good guys? In Mother Nature's circle of life, maybe.University of Kentucky doctoral student Katelyn...
FFA: Preparing the next generation of America’s leaders
More than 80 years ago, in a hotel in Kansas City, Mo., a small group of 33 young farm boys met to form an agricultural program for youth. Today, that same organization -- known as FFA is still growing with more than a half-million members from every U.S. state, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Part I of a three-part series.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 18, 2010
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Zane Trace FFA chapter held a leadership night Feb. 2. In attendance were four members of the Ohio FFA officer...
Tillage does the trick with pathogens
WOOSTER, Ohio -- By following a few simple recommendations, farmers who apply manure as a fertilizer to their no-till field can decrease the chance...
