Monthly Archives: September 2006
Task force’s work points to facelift for 20-year-old beef checkoff
SALEM, Ohio - After 20 years, it may be time for the beef checkoff to get a facelift. A panel of 18 beef industry representatives worked throughout the summer to analyze the checkoff, and last week issued a handful of recommendations to make the program more effective.
Columbiana FB earns 10 star awards
HANOVERTON, Ohio - Columbiana County Farm Bureau past president Homer Althouse was feted with the organization's distinguished service award at the group's annual meeting Sept.
A night of awards at Stark County Farm Bureau annual meeting
EAST CANTON, Ohio - Even as a young boy, Jay Harsh was interested in farming. As an adult, he's taken that interest to a new height.
Farm and Dairy is all about family
I have a "first day on the job" speech I give all new editorial department employees. After I review the company's policies, plan the training schedule, and point out the restrooms, I climb on the soapbox.
Imagining a glimpse of heaven
Fannie Flagg's new novel, Can't Wait To Get To Heaven, provides some good grins and a lot of food for thought.
Numbers tell the story of agriculture
Farmers and ranchers live in an ocean of numbers. And like the tide, the numbers - pigs-per-litter, gain-per-pound, bushels-per-acre, dollars-per-bushel - can't be held back; they keep coming and keep adding to our nation's food story.
Numbers tell the story of agriculture
Farmers and ranchers live in an ocean of numbers. And like the tide, the numbers - pigs-per-litter, gain-per-pound, bushels-per-acre, dollars-per-bushel - can't be held back; they keep coming and keep adding to our nation's food story.
Relative calf intelligence ranking should be added to genetic scoring
I have to be perfectly honest. Since working as the herdsman at Misty Dale Dairy Farm in Highland County after graduating from the dairy science department at OSU, I have done a poor job of keeping up with the ever-changing genetic evaluations of our AI sires.
Thistles Again
Beautiful trills of birdsong drifted through the bathroom window. As I raised the mini-blind halfway, I expected to see, somewhere, a goldfinch.
Holmes Co. Farm Bureau pushes ethanol use at state and national level
SHREVE, Ohio - Holmes County Farm Bureau celebrated a successful program year with food and fun during its annual meeting at Whispering Hills Campground.
