Belmont County Fair
The Belmont County Fair, which wrapped up last week, saw many young people exhibit champion livestock projects.
Farm Credit Services concentrates on annual September elections
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Farm Credit Services of Mid-America voting stockholders will elect members of the board of directors through mail-in ballots during the association's annual elections this fall.
Farm truck agreement is good news for farmers
Camp Hill, Pa. - A new agreement reached between Pennsylvania and New York will allow farmers to legally drive their registered farm vehicles in the neighboring state without getting commercial registrations.
Horse slaughter ban goes to Senate
SALEM, Ohio - Animal sanctuary owner Annette Fisher says most Americans wouldn't consider slaughtering their cats and dogs, so we shouldn't allow slaughterhouses to keep killing horses for meat production, either.
What’s left behind
THE auctioneer's racing voice quiets for the first time, and the crowd focuses on the woman in the red shirt. The one with her arms crossed, her eyes downcast, her lips pressed together.
Keep weeds in check with less herbicide
WASHINGTON - How do you kill weeds in a field? That depends. Weed patches vary in size, shape, and composition and often require different treatments.
Livestock dealers’ licenses in limbo
SALEM, Ohio - Five livestock dealers who failed to disclose the health condition of diseased hogs to buyers may lose their dealers' licenses.
Why cattle don’t make ‘the grade’
WOOSTER, Ohio - With so many factors lined up to reduce marbling deposition in cattle today, it's no wonder the beef industry struggles to maintain 55 percent USDA Choice grade.
Will it take an amendment to Ohio’s constitution to protect property rights?
Ohio's task force charged by the legislature to study eminent domain proposed a number of recommendations that I support.
