Harrison County Junior Fair Auction Results
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.
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Trumbull County Junior Fair Auction Results
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.
Forecast favorable for Midwest corn pollination
Weather during the end of July can make or break the Midwest corn crop.
U.S. beef and pork riding export wave
May pork sales set yet another monthly record while beef exports reached their highest levels since December of 2003.
National Guernsey sale sets record; top lot brings $34,500
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The national Guernsey convention sale set a new record average at $5,794 on 46 live lots.
A large crowd of Guernsey breeders gathered at City Slickers Farm in Cross Plains, Wis., June 30 for the sale, which also included 77 embryos that averaged $645 each
“The demand for registered Guernseys is incredible,” said […]
Ohio’s dairy labeling law goes to court
Ohio’s new dairy labeling law is being challenged in court.
A new view on cattle production
When Max and Mary VanBuren moved to a reclaimed strip mine farm near Lisbon, Ohio, in 1999, they were aiming to do something a little unconventional.
Pigeon King owes $23 million
SALEM, Ohio — More details have emerged regarding the financial status of the defunct Pigeon King International and its bankruptcy proceedings.
In a statement signed June 26, PKI owner Arlan Galbraith revealed debts of more than $23.5 million to breeders and vendors across the U.S. and Canada.
Galbraith sent a letter to breeders telling them of his […]
Pigeon King International: Breeders struggle to get rid of pigeons
SALEM, Ohio — Randy Snyder took his time researching the Pigeon King International breeding opportunity before he jumped in with both feet and his entire life’s savings.
That was in December 2007, when he signed a $50,000 contract with Arlan Galbraith and his Pigeon King International business. His brother bought a contract, too, and the two […]
Your cattle: Don’t hesitate — castrate
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — One of the basic, recommended practices on beef cow-calf operations is the castration of bull calves before they are 2 months old.
Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension, said that in spite of the recommendation, an unusually high percentage of male calves still go through the feeder cattle […]
