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.
Pa. producers can insure pastures
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - For 2007, USDA is offering Pennsylvania producers in selected counties a new pilot
The cost of cattle feed is going up
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The era of cheap feed for cattle is probably over for years to come, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
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.