REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The American Jersey Cattle Association sent a release to members Feb. 15 telling them the genomes of 15 animals recorded by the Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory have been found to include DNA associated with the Holstein breed.
All 15 are progeny of the cow named “Oomsdale Gordo Goldie Gratitude 111224922.” There are an […]
If this week’s CBS Evening News report on antibiotics used on farms has you concerned, don’t be.
On Feb. 9-10, CBS news anchor Katie Couric aired a report critical of antibiotics used on farms, leading viewers to believe recent outbreaks in the staph infection MRSA may have come from workers who handled poultry and swine […]
Just spent the day in Louisville, Ky., at the National Farm Machinery Show. Here are some of the photos from our trip to the show. Check back for more photos, as well as news.
WOOSTER, Ohio — A two-part CBS Evening News series on the use of antibiotics on the farm has spurred much anticipated concern among consumers and the farm community.
The series concluded the evening of Feb. 10 with an interview of a Danish hog farm and a Pennsylvania turkey farm, where antibiotics are not administered in […]
The Harrison County Soil and Water Conservation District hopes the third time is the charm.
Kentucky may become the next state to develop a Livestock Care Standards Commission.
Public outcry from farmers changes the mind of the USDA about NAIS
COLUMBUS — Unhappy with the charge of paying an additional feed tax and the possibility of having their own standards compromised, several groups representing organic, “small farmers” and “family farmers” asked Ohio’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to be exempted from the soon-to-be formed livestock care standards board.
The board was approved by more than 63 […]
The Ohio Attorney General moved the proposed constitutional amendment forward.
By DALLAS CHARTON
Contributing Writer
SALEM, Ohio — When perestroika and liberalized policies were leading to economic and political freedoms and the dissolution of the old Soviet Union, it didn’t seem likely these events would create an opportunity years later for a boy growing up in North Canton, Ohio, to participate in the rebirth of the Russian […]
