Wet weather triggers corn ear mold
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio's corn crop, subjected to moist, cool conditions as it awaits harvest, is at risk from the development of ear mold - a disease that can reduce grain quality and cause the accumulation of toxins that are harmful to livestock.
Youth go through sale ring one last time in 2006
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio - The air was crisp and the bids were hot during the 2006 Loudonville Livestock Club Auction held in conjunction with the Loudonville Street Fair, Oct.
Fires claim property on Stark Co. farms
SALEM, Ohio - Three early morning fires Oct. 24 claimed a bank barn, an abandoned farm market and a refrigerated produce truck in Stark County, Ohio.
Simple economics: Beef producers look at heifer program
SALEM, Ohio - Dairy producers are doing it, making money and improving herds. So what's the beef industry waiting on? That's the mindset behind a new beef heifer development program in the works by the Ohio State University
Disability can’t keep this farmer down
CARLISE, Pa. - Tim Fuller's pedicure clients are pretty hefty. Averaging about 1,500 pounds, his girls can be a little touchy about getting their nails done.
Don’t compound compaction woes
COLUMBUS - For many Ohio farmers, this is the wettest fall since 2003. Not only is the weather throwing a strike at this year's harvest and wheat planting, wet soil compacts easily and that can lead to problems next spring.
Fall is a good time to evaluate your hay
ATHENS, Ohio - The fall season can be a good time for livestock producers to evaluate hay quality to ensure that animals are receiving the proper nutrient requirements.
Is it too late to plant wheat?
WOOSTER, Ohio - Wet conditions and a slow soybean harvest continue to delay wheat planting throughout Ohio, raising concerns that the coming winter could have an impact on a crop struggling to get established.
Ohio meat goat marketing Web site launched
SALEM, Ohio - A newly developed meat goat marketing Web site has been developed by OSU Extension and the Buckeye Meat Goat Marketing Alliance.
Outstanding graziers named in Pa.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - With winter feed costs being so high these past few years, extending your grazing season is economically important, and profitable.