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Stumptown Steam Threshers to hold show

Monday, August 11, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

NEW ATHENS, Ohio — The Stumptown Steam Threshers Club 46th reunion and show will be Sept. 6-7 at the club’s show grounds.

The event opens at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 6 with a flag raising and playing of the national anthem.

The public is invited to view steam traction engines powering an antique saw mill sawing […]

USDA extends deadline for Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

Monday, August 11, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

HARRISBURG, Pa. — USDA has extended the application deadline to apply for coverage under Farm Service Agency’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.

U.S. DDGS exports to Korea jump

Monday, August 11, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

WASHINGTON — Korea’s imports of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have more than tripled during the first half of this year compared to the same period last year.

Webinar guides high feed cost survival

Monday, August 11, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In today’s economy, the cost of feeding dairy cattle –and any livestock — is skyrocketing and leaving producers in a tailspin trying to find ways to maintain profitability.
DAIReXNET, an arm of the national eXtension initiative, will offer a Webinar aimed at helping producers survive high feed costs Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. […]

Park rangers taking public on podcasting adventure, enhance visits

Saturday, August 9, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

WASHINGTON — All across the country, park rangers are turning into podcasters.
Hundreds of brief audio and video programs are up on park Web sites and on iTunes giving visitors a new national park experience.
People can learn about park resources, take a guided tour, get help planning trips, and, best of all, meet actual rangers.
“While nothing […]

Survey says consumers back farmers and biodiesel production

Saturday, August 9, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

ST. LOUIS — A recent nationwide survey conducted by the United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff revealed that U.S. consumers strongly back U.S. soybean farmers and biodiesel.
The National Agriculture Image Survey indicated 82 percent of consumers agree foreign oil-producing countries and the high cost of fuel impacting farming and processing, packaging, storing and shipping food […]

U.S. farm expenses reached record $260 billion in 2007

Friday, August 8, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

WASHINGTON — It’s not the record most farmers want to set. The rising cost of fuel and other products drove U.S. farm production expenditures to a record $260 billion in 2007.
That’s according to the Farm Production Expenditures 2007 summary released Aug. 7 by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Total U.S. farm production expenditures rose 9.3 […]

Ohio fields clear of soybean rust

Thursday, August 7, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No soybean rust pustules have been found in the Midwest, including Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri, according to university experts.
The recent tropical storms in southern parts of the United States have concerned many growers, but soybean rust experts Kiersten Wise, Purdue University Extension; Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University Extension; […]

A roundup of 4-H news for August 7, 2008

Thursday, August 7, 2008 by Farm and Dairy Staff

NORTH JACKSON, Ohio — The Jackson-Milton Livestock Club took first place with its float in the North Jackson Fourth of July parade.

Members met recently to review community service projects for the year, the club’s picnic and showmanship clinic. Several members also attended 4-H camp this summer.

Members also discussed their livestock projects and reviewed fair show and […]

Success in the show ring

Thursday, August 7, 2008 by Janelle Skrinjar

SALEM, Ohio — At the Erie County Fair in New York, Earl Keele was busy helping his brother take care of the cattle they’d brought for show. He fed and watered and groomed while his daughter, Shannon, took in the hustle and bustle of the barn.

Shannon, who was 9 at the time, stood back […]