Friday, April 26, 2024

MERCER, Pa. - Three new unofficial records. One record tied. That's how buyers supported Mercer County 4-H youth at the annual Mercer County 4-H Roundup livestock sale Aug.

JEFFERSON, Ohio - When the Ashtabula County Fair junior livestock sale ended Aug. 10, half of its records had crumbled.

BUTLER, Pa. - The sound of thunder booming over the Butler Farm Show Aug. 9 matched the sound of records being shattered during the junior livestock sale.

WOOSTER, Ohio - Anyone who's raised animals knows it doesn't take much to go from a single critter to a backyard full of pens and water buckets and feed bags.

SALEM, Ohio - It all started with some pigs. In 2005, six 4-H'ers from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Hancock County in West Virginia put their pigs on the auction block at the Hancock County Oldtime Fair.

Editor: Mr. Guebert, you have been sucker punched. The July 26 issue of Farm and Dairy contained an opinion column by Alan Guebert titled "Dairy farmers take co-op to task.

LISBON, Ohio - Even though typical August weather scorched the midway, attendance was up all week at this year's Columbiana County Fair.

SANDY LAKE, Pa. - Several years ago, Dale Kepner was facing a tough decision on his 40-head dairy. Although he'd been keeping his cattle in old barns and using old facilities to do the milking, he never had any intention of doing a major overhaul with his system.

WARREN, Ohio - Harvey Lutz and his son, Junior, shake their heads and say they just don't get it. The telephone in their farm shop rings steadily every few minutes.

SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio Pork Producers Council has launched a campaign backed by $10,000 of its own money to help cover some legal expenses incurred by northeast Ohio hog farmer Ken Wiles.