Monthly Archives: April 2005
Expert: U.S. commitment to operate animal traceability system on track
MONTREAL - Implementation is underway and the United States will have a coordinated, national system for animal identification in place by the end of the decade.
Don’t neglect alfalfa – weevil won’t
COLUMBUS - Warmer weather in early April pushed many farmers to plant corn and soybeans. In their haste, they risk neglecting vulnerable alfalfa crops, said Extension entomologists from Purdue and Ohio State universities.
DFA reports financial results for 2004
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., the nation's largest farmer-owned dairy cooperative, has reported financial results for 2004.
Small Farm and Rural Living Expo – New expo zeroes in on small farmers
SALEM, Ohio - Fifteen years ago, interest began to wane in a Pennsylvania expo catering to small farmers.
Farmers question milk price volatility
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio and New York farmers visited the Chicago Mercantile Exchange April 18 and demanded greater transparency into who is trading in the market and how it's affecting dairy prices.
Building blocks
LISBON, Ohio - First, John Garwood's students pored over the bluebird box blueprints, all those numbers and directions.
Diesel dilemma – Planting, tilling costs on the rise
SALEM, Ohio - Sunshine and dry days drew farmers into fields earlier this month. Tractors pulling tillage equipment and grain drills crisscrossed fields before last weekend's snow delayed progress.
Judge rules phosphorus ‘hazardous’
Hold on to your barn boots: A federal judge has ruled that phosphorus from cow manure is a hazardous substance.
Celebrate occasions with photographs
This past weekend was a big event, and a memorable one, for certain.
The parents of my good friend Cindy celebrated 50 years of marriage, and there was a party big enough to mark it.
