Jersey breeders meet in Mercer, Pa.
MERCER, Pa. - Jersey breeders from all over Pennsylvania attended the annual Jersey convention in Mercer, Pa.
Organic corn holds its own in Ohio
WOOSTER, Ohio - Given the right conditions, organic farming can produce, on average, as much corn per acre in Ohio as conventional farming can, according to an Ohio State University study.
Pig research may benefit humans
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Calling someone a fat pig is a huge insult, but being a fat pig might be worse. "The goal in raising pigs is to make them as lean and efficient as possible while maintaining profitability for the farmer," said Kolapo Ajuwon, animal scientist in
Elk fill Bugle Valley’s farm niche
BUTLER, Ohio - It's been a long time since elk roamed this part of Ohio - if ever - but occasionally during the mating season you can hear a bull elk bugling in the hills near Butler, Ohio.
China plans to resume imports of U.S. beef
SALEM, Ohio - U.S. beef will be back in business in China as soon as some technical details are worked out, according to U.
Twin foals born on West Point farm
SALEM, Ohio - When Melinda Virden went to the pasture to check on a pregnant mare April 14, she found something that happens in just one of every 10,000 equestrian pregnancies - twins.
USDA presents timeline for National Animal Identification System
SALEM, Ohio - By 2009, the USDA hopes to have all U.S. livestock premises registered and all livestock under 1 year old identified through a voluntary
Conserving a legacy
BARNESVILLE, Ohio - Don Guindon stomps his boots, hangs his Select Sires hat on a peg, rolls up the sleeves on his flannel shirt and comes in for lunch.
Tire mechanic killed in explosion at Ohio farm
SALEM, Ohio - A tractor tire exploded last week at a Trumbull County dairy farm, killing the mechanic.
Drought watch is bad timing for farmers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - You have to go back to the early 1980s to find a March as dry as this one in Pennsylvania.