WASHINGTON — Can consumers and farmers come to the table to discuss animal care and welfare down on the farm?
The American Farm Bureau Federation hopes so.
To address consumer concerns about the care provided to farm animals, the American Farm Bureau Federation has launched the Conversations on Animal Care initiative. The goal? Engage consumers in a […]
SALEM, Ohio — Freestall and feeding barns bigger than football fields. Brand new parlors, double-12s and larger. Bulk tanks to hold 6,500 gallons of milk.
Drive across the Ohio countryside and you’ll see these are no longer the stuff dreams are made of.
Despite sky-high feed and fuel costs, farmers across the region are pulling out the […]
Find out who topped the livestock competitions, and see if you’re in a slideshow of photos taken at this year’s Carroll County Fair.
Ohio’s farmland planted to corn is down 13 percent from 2007; soybeans up 11 percent.
COLUMBUS — Ohio communities that want to try innovative ways to enhance the viability of local agriculture and the health of area farms can apply for funding from the Center for Farmland Policy Innovation at Ohio State University.
Three goals
“Overall, we have three goals for this program,” said Jill Clark, director of the OSU’s Farmland […]
FAIRPORT, Ohio — Doug Leikala’s garage is a monument to Harley Davidson, and his home isn’t left standing in the dust, either.
SALEM, Ohio — A swarm of bees is enough to make most people run for cover. Unless you’re Bob the Bee Man.
MANSFIELD, Ohio — A quarter-century ago, Steve and Lisa Beilstein never thought they’d be where they are at this very instant: seated among customers in the garden-style tea room and gift shop they operate alongside Richland County’s The Blueberry Patch, Ohio’s biggest blueberry farm.
Their success is perhaps surprising for a couple with no farm […]
Find out who topped the livestock competitions and see if you’re in a slideshow of photos taken at this year’s Harrison County Fair.
Find out who topped the livestock competitions, and see if you’re in a slideshow of photos taken at this year’s Trumbull County Fair.