Monthly Archives: December 2011
Short course teaches cattle feeders ways to manage risk
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The 2012 Great Lakes Professional Cattle Feeding and Marketing Short Course will be held Jan. 25 and Feb. 8 at the Wood County Junior Fair Building in Bowling Green Ohio.
North Carolina 10% Campaign reports local food spending at $10 million
RALEIGH, N.C. -- In roughly 18 months, participants in the 10% Campaign have recorded more than $10 million in purchases of locally-produced foods.
Kurt Mallett — Dec. 28, 2011
Kurt Mallett shot this 21-point buck with a crossbow on his grandfather's farm in southeast Ohio. It has a 226-inch gross score.
W.Va. offering free farm nutrient plans as result of Chesapeake Bay regulations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is offering free nutrient management planning services to farmers.
NCGA announces winners of 2011 National Corn Yield Contest
ST. LOUIS -- Advanced production techniques, informed growing practices and improved seed varieties helped corn growers achieve high yields in the National Corn Growers Association 2011 National Corn Yield Contest.
Ohio 4-H alum makes his mark internationally
Ohio 4-H alum makes mark internationallyCOLUMBUS -- David O'Brock grew up at the edge of North Benton, a small town in northeast Ohio near...
Marcellus and Utica shale gas may bring fewer jobs than thought
COLUMBUS -- A recent industry-funded study estimating that development of shale natural gas and oil could create or support 200,000 jobs in Ohio greatly overestimates the economic impact of the industry, according to a new Ohio State University analysis.
Ohio potato production down 30% from 2010
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio's fall potato production is forecast at 425 thousand cwt., down 30 percent from last year, according to the Ohio office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Home study courses available for livestock producers through Penn State Extension
BEDFORD, Pa. -- Are you looking for more information to help make your livestock enterprise more profitable? Penn State Extension will be offering three Extension Home Study Courses this winter, beginning Feb. 1, 2012.
Pa. Farm Show opens barn doors Jan. 7
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show will run Jan. 7-14 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.
