Bugle Ridge Farm taps into old and new markets
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - When cattle groups plan summer field days, it's usually to see a beef farm. After all, most producers are curious to see how other farmers manage their operations and they want to check out the herd.
Carroll County junior fair sale totals $165,658
CARROLLTON, Ohio - An auction is part marketing, part showmanship and part timing. But it's 100 percent entertainment, as the Carroll County Fair market livestock sale easily illustrated.
Royal White delight
(Editor's note: This story is the final installment in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.
Can’t break this habit
Carroll County Fair week wasn't all work for fair board member Dave Seck, as he got to play a little during Friday's tractor pull on his Farmall 806.
Columbiana County names trio to Agricultural Hall of Fame
LISBON, Ohio - Three individuals will be inducted into the Columbiana County Agricultural Hall of Fame on opening day of the Columbiana County Fair.
Court sides with livestock producers
WASHINGTON - The National Pork Producers Council recently applauded a federal court decision to dismiss challenges to the validity of air emissions agreements between the Environmental Protection Agency and livestock and poultry operations.
Drought-stricken livestock producers to get some emergency grazing relief
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has enacted a measure to provide livestock in drought-affected states with needed additional hay and forage.
Farm bill moves to House floor
WASHINGTON - The House agriculture committee unanimously passed a new farm bill July 19 that expands benefits to nearly all sectors of agriculture, including fruits and vegetables.
Ferrante’s featured at grape events
JEFFERSON, Ohio - The Ohio Grape and Wine Day and the Ashtabula County Twilight Grape Tour will be held Aug.
Gee returns to OSU for second stint as president
COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University Board of Trustees elected Gordon Gee as the 14th president of the university on July 12.
