Twin-row cropping may be the wave of the not-so-distant future
Twin-row cropping is growing in popularity because of yield gains and low cost in new equipment.
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Settlement may be looming in Witmer’s grain lawsuit
The ODA has completed its investigation and found no violations of the grain warehouse law.
Enter the Farm and Dairy photo contest
Attention shutterbugs! Have you ever wanted to shoot a cover photo?
Well, Farm and Dairy is offering you that chance.
We are conducting a photo contest and the winning photo will appear on the cover of the 2010 Agri-Book.
Photos must have a farm/agricultural connection and can encompass anything in the rural community from rolling […]
All-American Dairy Show champions
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Topping more than 1,000 entries at the 46th All-American Dairy Show held in Harrisburg, Pa., Old Mill E. Snickerdoodle, owned by Allen Bassler, Jr. of Upperville, Va., once again took home the supreme champion title Sept. 24.
A seven-time All-American Brown Swiss, this 11-year-old cow was supreme champion of the All-American Dairy […]
King pumpkin record
(Reed Tychonski photo)
Bill Neptune of New Concord, Ohio, set a new record at the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival. Neptune’s entry tipped the scales at 1,503 pounds. That’s 328 pounds heavier than last year’s king pumpkin and 214 pounds larger than any other pumpkin displayed at the festival during its 46 years.
Second place went to David […]
Tuscarawas Co. Fair 2009
The lamb, hog and steer sale was held Sept. 24 at the Tuscarawas Co. Fair 2009. This year was a big year for Landon Helmke who earned both grand champion steer and grand champion hog honors.
Farm Science Review 2009 gets set to wrap up
Scenes from the Farm Science Review 2009
Showing horses for two Ellsworth sisters turns out to be a family thing
Fair season is over and the memories are filed in another chapter in a Mahoning County family’s life.
First glimpse of the 2009 Farm Science Review
Lots to see at the 2009 Farm Science Review, including this whopper Ag-Bag X114 silage bagger that can fill a 500-foot bag in less than four hours. The Review, which continues through Thursday, Sept. 24, is held at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London, Ohio.
Playing in the dirt: Draft horse plow match preserves the skills of earlier era
(Scroll down to see more photos from this year’s U.S. draft horse plowing match, held in Dayton, Ohio.)
DAYTON, Ohio — Carriage Hill MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio, hosted the Ohio state and U.S. draft horse plowing matches over Labor Day weekend, establishing bragging rights for a year for a host of enthusiasts.
During the last half of […]
