Monthly Archives: July 2007
Drought-stricken livestock producers to get some emergency grazing relief
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has enacted a measure to provide livestock in drought-affected states with needed additional hay and forage.
Court sides with livestock producers
WASHINGTON - The National Pork Producers Council recently applauded a federal court decision to dismiss challenges to the validity of air emissions agreements between the Environmental Protection Agency and livestock and poultry operations.
Columbiana County names trio to Agricultural Hall of Fame
LISBON, Ohio - Three individuals will be inducted into the Columbiana County Agricultural Hall of Fame on opening day of the Columbiana County Fair.
Can’t break this habit
Carroll County Fair week wasn't all work for fair board member Dave Seck, as he got to play a little during Friday's tractor pull on his Farmall 806.
Royal White delight
(Editor's note: This story is the final installment in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.
Carroll County junior fair sale totals $165,658
CARROLLTON, Ohio - An auction is part marketing, part showmanship and part timing. But it's 100 percent entertainment, as the Carroll County Fair market livestock sale easily illustrated.
Bugle Ridge Farm taps into old and new markets
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - When cattle groups plan summer field days, it's usually to see a beef farm. After all, most producers are curious to see how other farmers manage their operations and they want to check out the herd.
Accident highlights the need for vigilance
Farming is a great lifestyle, but it can also be dangerous.
Is it The Year for farm bill? Well ..
The ag world treats the cyclical years when the farm bill is written as The Years. As in "this could be The Year that meaningful reform streamlines ag programs" or "this could be The Year that environmental mandates include substantial financial assistance.
Prison life easier than dairy farm life
As I sat talking with a couple of friends one day last week, the subject of prisoners and prison life came up, somehow connected to all the media hype over poor little rich girl, Paris Hilton.
