Mechanicstown dairy farm to host pasture walk
MECHANICSTOWN, Ohio -- A pasture walk is planned for Oct. 20 at Anthony Steffen's dairy farm, 4305 Meter Road, Mechanicstown, OH 44651 at 6 p.m. Anthony Steffen owns and operates this seasonal grass-based dairy farm.
USDA extends comment period for proposed rule on animal traceability
WASHINGTON -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently announced a 30-day extension of the comment period for the proposed rule on...
Professor’s blog gives support, advice to couples suffering from infertility
URBANA, Ill. -- Infertility and isolation are soul sisters, claims University of Illinois family studies professor Constance Shapiro.
Wayne County tour highlights innovation in Ohio agriculture
County's economic development council holds wide-reaching ag industry tour
Farm and Dairy photo gallery gives hunters opportunity to brag
It's that time of year again: Hunting season! We know our readers have triumphs to share and the photos to prove it. We want to see them!
National Institutes of Health finds saw palmetto has same effects as placebo
WASHINGTON -- Saw palmetto, a widely used herbal dietary supplement, does not reduce urinary problems associated with prostate enlargement any better than a placebo, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Forever Safe Farm: A place where every animal has a story to tell...
Forever Safe Farm strives not to be a place where animals can be dropped off but a place where the public can learn about animals.
Hog production on the rise from 2010
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Hog production in Ohio, Pennsylvania and the entire United States appears to be climbing.
Swine insurance program available for Pennsylvania producers
HARRISBURG, Pa. --A new risk management tool is available for Pennsylvania swine producers who want to protect their gross margin on swine sold for slaughter.
Still harvesting his way across the Great Plains (in 800-acre fields)
Since early July, Austen Shoemaker, a 2011 West Branch High School graduate, has been part of a Great Plains wheat combine crew, Schiltz Harvesting, out of Selden, Kan.
