Dairymen will face cottonseed price hike
Reduced plantings are expected to push cottonseed prices to $400/ton.
Expert cheesemaker shares techniques
CLARION, Pa. — Penn Soil Resource Conservation and Development Council will cosponsor a three-day cheesemaking training course available to those interested in learning how...
Livestock Marketing Association: Horse slaughter ban losing ground
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Members of Congress showed a growing understanding of the unintended consequences of the closing of America’s three horse slaughter plants,...
Balloons to fly high over Coshocton
COSHOCTON, Ohio — This will be the 27th year that balloons have taken flight over the hills and farms of Coshocton County, Ohio. The...
Subcommittee reviews dramatic movements in commodity markets
A House agriculture subcommittee held a hearing May 15 to review the source of volatile price movements in agricultural and energy commodity markets.
Midwest rainfall delays corn planting
While weather should improve in the next two weeks, it will not be enough to make up for planting delays already endured by the nation's corn farmers.
A weekly roundup of 4-H news for the week of May 15, 2008
CORTLAND, Ohio — Heather Wells of Warren and Dan Prokop of Cortland have been awarded the American Youth Foundation’s I Dare You Leadership Award...
A weekly roundup of FFA news for the week of May 15, 2008
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Eighteen members of the Zane Trace FFA chapter recently attended the 80th Ohio FFA Convention May 1-3 held at the Ohio...
Alpacas and llamas finally get livestock status, funding opportunity in Ohio
SALEM, Ohio -- Ohio truly is 'the heart of it all,' especially if you're an alpaca breeder.The Buckeye State is home to 17,000 alpacas...
Washington finalizes cease and desist order against Pigeon King International
SALEM, Ohio -- The State of Washington has finalized its cease and desist order against the Canadian company Pigeon King International.That state's securities division...