Monthly Archives: October 2004
Slaughter cattle prices fall to mid-$80s
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Brisk summer beef sales at grocers' meat counters helped push July-September average slaughter cattle prices 2 percent over year-earlier levels, but year-to-year price gains have likely gone by the wayside, said Kansas State University agricultural economist James Mintert.
Satellite broadcast covers basics of organic livestock
WOOSTER, Ohio - Organic livestock production, a growing sector in American farming, is the focus of a satellite broadcast to be aired from 1-3:30 p.
New conservation program targets land in Scioto watershed
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio - USDA and Ohio officials announced a $207.3 million Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in Ohio's Scioto River Watershed Oct.
A one-time plowing may not hurt carbon credits
COSHOCTON, Ohio - A one-time tillage will not cause great soil carbon loss, even though major damage is caused to soil structure.
Pumpkin patch: McMasters grow plentiful fall bounty
COLUMBIANA, Ohio - "How are things in the pumpkin world this morning?" Dave McMaster asks the caller at the other end of his cell phone.
Ohio foot-and-mouth panic just a drill, but players mean business
LUCAS, Ohio - "Plum Island has confirmed a presumptive positive for foot-and-mouth disease," came the chilling announcement at Malabar Farm State Park Oct.
No one has it made in the shade
Made in America. We've all known for a long time that the U.S. consumer is two-faced.
We say we want to support local produce growers but, golly, those Wal-Mart green peppers are cheaper.
Looking around, the skyline changes
"Why do we love to gaze on the blue canopy of the summer sky, the many-colored flowers of the spring, the beautiful faces of innocent children? Why do we love to listen to the symphony of the orchestra, the music of the mountain wind playing with the pine trees, the mighty voice of lonely waterfalls?
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Autumn leaves bring world of hope
The words "Fall Classic" meant nothing to me on the dairy farm of my youth until 1964.
That year, after 18 years of futility, the St.
Next crop: Dairy heifers are the future
The dairy replacements are the foundation of any dairy enterprise. They are the future of your dairy herd and will be one of the major factors that will determine continued improved herd performance.
