John Deere’s canned food combine goes for world record
OLATHE, Kan. -- To recognize the vital role that America's farmers play in feeding the world this harvest season, John Deere is attempting a world-record at constructing a full-sized sculpture of its new S-Series combine from more than 300,000 cans of food at the John Deere Pavilion in downtown Moline, Ill.
Tariff on U.S. pork lifted by Mexico
WASHINGTON -- Mexico lifted tariffs on U.S. exports, including pork, on Oct. 21, and the U.S. government, earlier in October, granted the first permit to a Mexican trucking firm to haul goods into the United States.
Winter can bring as many allergy headaches as spring
NEW YORK — The end of the pollinating season is good news for everyone with hay fever and similar summer allergies, but those who are sensitive to mold spores may have to wait until the first frost to find relief.
Brag About Your Bag: Chris Adams
SALEM, Ohio — Chris Adams of Fredonia, Pa., provided us with the second submission in our Brag About Your Bag photo gallery. Adams is pictured with the 185-pound deer he shot with a crossbow on Oct. 25. The photo was submitted by Sonya Ohler.
Extension meeting to cover how to get started in sheep business
OLD WASHINGTON, Ohio -- The next OSU Extension sheep meeting will be Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Eastern Agriculture Research Station in Belle Valley.
Colvin fund offers scholarship money for students in beef industry
The Certified Angus Beef ® brand this year will split the Louis M. "Mick" Colvin Scholarship of $15,000 among five undergraduate scholarships, in the amounts of $5,000, $4,000, $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000.
Exotic animals will stay at zoo
COLUMBUS — The six surviving animals that were turned loose Oct. 18 from a Zanesville exotic animal zoo will remain under the care of...
Beef herds continue to decrease amidst drought, soaring feed costs
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Drought in the Southern Plains and several years of high feed prices have discouraged beef producers, causing the U.S. cattle herd to shrink.
W. Va. announces deadline to apply for farmland protection funding
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Anyone interested in being considered for funding under the fiscal year 2012 Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program should submit an application by Nov. 15.
High school student builds poultry business from the ground up
Bill Brown started a business producing pastured-based chickens as his FFA project this year, and it has taken him in a direction he didn't see coming.
