Latest tests confirm melamine levels in feed not dangerous to consumers
WASHINGTON - Testing confirms that meat from swine fed rations supplemented with pet food scraps containing melamine and related compounds is safe for human consumption, prompting the U.
Northwestern FFA applauds members
WEST SALEM, Ohio - Fourteen members of the Northwestern-Wayne FFA chapter will receive State Degrees at Ohio's annual state convention.
Shorthorn sale averages $1,360 each
DOVER, Ohio - The Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association recently held its spring sale at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds, Dover, Ohio.
House gets down to farm bill nitty-gritty
WASHINGTON - The House agriculture committee began subcommittee markups of the 2007 farm bill this week.
GOING UP
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio - 1961 The Berlin Crisis was escalating. Tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union were stretched thin and the threat of nuclear war loomed over the world.
Guernsey Co. is home to new facility
Tractors may get state OK to go fast
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio farmers with newer "fast tractors" - those that can go as fast as 40 mph - are on the road to becoming the first in the nation to have new tractor speed protections.
Biofuel’s encroachment into forages to be addressed by grazing experts
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Anyone concerned with the nation's energy future should attend an upcoming joint national conference on pasture land and animal feed set for June 24-26 at Penn State's University Park campus.
ABDUCTED
SALEM, Ohio - Angry eyes peered through the van windows. The 19 Americans inside squirmed in their seats, taking quick glances at the hard, unforgiving faces.
They’re off and running
BURTON, Ohio - Miriam places her stethoscope with precision, listening for the ka-dunk, ka-dunk, ka-dunk of heartbeats.