COLUMBUS — As reported in the Jan. 17 Wall Street Journal, several state legislatures, poultry industry officials and economic development offices are working to capitalize on the farm-unfriendly nature of California’s new law on housing for egg-laying hens.

All are welcome

According to the article, Nevada, Idaho and Georgia have been among states promising “friendlier regulations […]

HARRISBURG — You could hear a pin drop as everyone anxiously awaited the judges’ decision for supreme champion beef female and bull Jan.11, at the 2010 Pa. Farm Show.
The Hereford grand champion female, MH 29R Miss Rock 8181, exhibited by nine year-old Walker Dunn, of Crawford Co. was supreme champion female overall.

The supreme champion […]

Rowdy ‘Nugent’ wins steer show by topping more than 70 entries.

SALEM, Ohio — A New Mexico dairy farmer is asking for help across the country in organizing a national milk dump.

Dairy farmer

Deborah Stark, of Clovis, N.M., said the last year in the dairy industry has started her on a mission and now she needs some help.
In a statement released to media and dairy farmers, she […]

Youth champions top last year’s sale at the 2010 Pa. Farm Show.

A plan to fund the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board is expected this month.

Junior beef breeders bring best to Pa. Farm Show

Indiana County teen exhibits winning lamb, topping 230 entries.

Hello Again.
Changes, changes, changes. That’s what the Farm Service Agency is all about. 2010 is no exception as the new year brings about new regulations.
Over the course of the next several months, you will hear about an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) verification process. More than likely, each local FSA office will inform their producers […]

SEATTLE, Wash. — In his annual keynote address Jan. 10, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman issued a call to action to Farm Bureau members and a stern warning to critics that farmers and ranchers will no longer tolerate opponents’ efforts to change the landscape of American agriculture.
Rally needed

Stallman spoke at the organization’s […]