Thursday, April 18, 2024

CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A new line of Beef Value Cuts - this time fabricated from the beef chuck roll - is slated for a 2008 rollout, according to the checkoff-funded Beef Innovations Group, which is coordinating research and marketing efforts to expand the value cuts program.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Ohio growers now have more opportunities to market their soybeans for a premium. A select group of Ohio elevators is offering growers expanded options to earn special premiums for soybeans during the 2008 season.

NEW YORK - Transportation officials in Pennsylvania recently signed an agreement that awards control of Interstate 80 from the state Transportation Department to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

WASHINGTON - Plum trees with resistance to plum pox, a virus that can devastate stone fruit, have moved a step closer to reality, according to the Agricultural Research Service.

LISBON, Ohio - The new farm bill was probably not on the minds of most participants at last week's roundtable with U.

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Stable flies, which used to be found only in confined animal areas such as feedlots and barns, are now being found on cattle in pastures, according to a Kansas State University Research and Extension livestock entomologist.

SALEM, Ohio - One month after announcing a ban on "misleading" dairy labels, the

MARIETTA, Ohio - A recent study is helping confirm that young people in 4-H learn leadership, citizenship and life skills.

SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Agriculture wants to disqualify Geauga County's 2007 grand champion market steer and have its exhibitor give back his ribbons and $7,000 premium check after the steer tested positive for steroids.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Hog numbers will continue to run higher than anticipated, dragging out the potential for losses until next spring, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.