2011 was a rough year for Pa. produce
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's vegetable farmers harvested 13,000 acres of sweet corn for fresh market in 2011 with production totaling 819,000 hundredweight or 63 hundredweight per acre.
Maine to Ohio … Farmall collection finds new home
A Maine couple decided it was time to part with their cherished Farmalls, but they found a good home in Ohio, where they could be kept together as a set.
Ohio cattle numbers remain steady
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The number of cattle and calves in Ohio Jan. 1, 2012, was estimated at 1.28 million head, up 4 percent from last year, according to the Ohio office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Market lambs down 11 percent in Ohio
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The number of sheep and lambs on Ohio farms on Jan. 1, 2012, totaled 126,000 head, down 2 percent from the 2011 estimate, according to the Ohio office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Aspiring farmers can benefit from preparatory course
PENINSULA, Ohio -- The Countryside Conservancy is hosting the Exploring the Small Farm Dream self assessment short-course at Boston Store Visitor Center in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Agronomy series to continue Feb. 9 in Carroll County
CARROLLTON, Ohio -- The second in a series of three agronomy workshops will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Carrollton Ponderosa...
Crop programs set in northwest Ohio
COLUMBUS -- Field crop farmers will have two opportunities this February to get up to speed on new research and technology from Ohio State University experts.
Schrader Auction Company sells farm equipment
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. -- Auctioneer Nick Cummings, of Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co., Inc. held a farm equipment auction Jan. 27 in Williamsport, Ohio.
Phillip D. Birney, 1969-2012
JEWETT, Ohio -- Phillip Darr "Weasel" Birney, 42, of Jewett, Ohio, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Born April 19, 1969, in Dennison, he...
Ohio Cattlemen’s Association presents top awards; honors Dr. Bobby Moser
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association honored four of its farm family members with its highest awards Jan. 28 during the association annual meeting in Dublin.
