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.
CONSOL and Hess to jointly develop Utica shale in Ohio
PITTSBURGH -- CONSOL Energy Inc. announced it has closed on its agreement with Hess Corporation to jointly explore and develop CONSOL's nearly 200,000 Utica Shale acres in Ohio.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 27, 2011:
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. -- Members of the Marshall and Ohio County 4-H and FFA Dairy Club met Oct. 15 at Young's Cafeteria in Glen Dale...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 27, 2011:
WELLINGTON, Ohio -- Members from the landscape and greenhouse management and industrial equipment mechanics classes of the Lorain County JVS FFA worked with Firelands...
Grandin emphasizes learning at Block and Bridle club meeting
At an informal gathering of Penn State's Block and Bridle Club, Dr. Temple Grandin referred to the future of agricultural advancements and the potential for mistakes on the road to higher productivity.
Invasive plants workshop planned in Belmont
BELMONT, Ohio — A workshop on invasive plants and trees will be held Nov. 4 at Bark Camp State Park in Belmont.
Cattlemen express discontent to congressman over GIPSA proposal
SUMMITVILLE, Ohio -- A small group of cattlemen recently gathered around a table on a farm in southern Columbiana County to share their version of the state of the cattle industry and the rules proposed by GIPSA with U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson.
Deja vu in the fields
The rain is back just in time for harvest, and so is the mud and the madness.
