Tests find bovine TB in Paulding Co., Ohio, dairy herd
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Preliminary tests performed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory revealed a positive result for bovine tuberculosis in...
Pa. cattle quarantined after drilling wastewater leaked into pasture
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has quarantined cattle from a Tioga County farm after a number of cows came into contact...
Testing wheat for vomitoxin is crucial
WOOSTER, Ohio -- With wheat harvest now under way in Ohio, sampling and testing for vomitoxin in head scab-infected wheat is vital to prevent...
Giant ragweed on the rise in Pa.
Giant ragweed -- on the rise in Pennsylvania -- is one of the most difficult weeds to manage if it enters tilled fields and is a common problem in Ohio corn and soybean fields.
USDA hosting workshop in Wisconsin with Dept. of Justice
WASHINGTON -- The USDA and the Department of Justice will jointly hold a public workshop June 25 in Madison, Wis., to examine competition and...
Pa. milk board approves over-order premium formula change
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board approved a change to the formula used to calculate Pennsylvania milk dealers' over-order premium payments to...
Farmers at Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board listening session: Don’t be rushed or bullied...
BUFFALO, Ohio -- Guernsey County cattleman Mike Davis' cow-calf herd has dwindled from 60 to 25 head. And he's not sure how much longer...
Wheat pest, cereal leaf beetle, making a comeback in Ohio
ABOVE: CEREAL LEAF BEETLE LARVA
WOOSTER, Ohio -- This could be the year cereal leaf beetle makes a comeback in Ohio, causing widespread problems.Ohio State...
Pioneer breaks ground for soybean facility in Missouri
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Pioneer Hi-Bred executives broke ground May 17 on a $55 million parent and commercial soybean seed production plant in New...
Retiring farmers can get additional CRP payments if helping new farmer
WASHINGTON -- The USDA is offering a new Transition Incentives Program (TIP) to encourage retired or retiring farmers to transition their land to beginning...
