Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year’s Lawrence County (Pa.) Fair.

OBERLIN, Ohio — The Firelands FFA chapter held its annual summer picnic July 11 at the Krumwiedes’ farm in Wakeman. Members enjoyed hillbilly golf, corn hole, volleyball, swimming, and an inflatable bouncing cage, followed by a bonfire.

The next FFA meeting is 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12 in the Agricultural Science room at Firelands.

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 […]

GEISMAR, La. — Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corporation have given final approval for plans to build a $138 million renewable synthetic fuels facility in Geismar, La.
The facility, Dynamic Fuels, is a 50:50 venture between Tyson and Syntroleum to convert low grade, inedible fats and greases into renewable transportation fuels.
Capital funding includes $100 million in […]

The USDA’s July report shows a tight supply and demand situation for both corn and soybeans.

In most places in the East, they’re still talking about the coming biofuels revolution. But in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, farmers already are involved in it.

ASHLAND, Ohio — The Mapleton FFA 2008 officer team traveled to the elementary school May 14 to conduct its annual Ag Day.

Each year, they speak to the preschool, kindergarten and first-grade students about some of the aspects of agriculture. This year, the officers set up five stations that each of the 160 students would visit.

The […]