Fall sales closing date approaching for USDA crop insurance programs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- USDA's Risk Management Agency reminds producers considering Multi-Peril Crop Insurance for the 2010 crop year that the sales closing date is...
Snails pose health risk for llamas, alpacas
URBANA, Ill. -- Those slow-moving slugs and snails you find in your garden can harbor a deadly parasite. Meningeal worm, or more formally Parelaphostrongylus...
Feed shrink, the dairy manager’s nemesis
By J.W. SCHROEDERFARGO, N.D. -- Even before ethanol production, corn was the king of dairy feeds, especially as the forage of corn silage. Advances...
Aquaculture industry is succeeding despite environmental impacts
STANFORD, Calif. -- Aquaculture is no longer a fledgling industry. Half of the fish consumed globally is now raised on farms, according to a...
Biodiesel producer changes name
ERIE, Pa. -- Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC has changed its name to HERO BX.
HERO BX produces high-quality, low-cost biodiesel. Currently producing 45 million...
Festival to feature Will Allen, urban agriculture and Youngstown 2010
YOUNGSTOWN -- With a coalition of community leaders, more than 50 green vendors and a nationally recognized keynote speaker, the Grey to Green Festival...
New quarters feature national parks
WASHINGTON — Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Parks will be the first sites commemorated in a new quarter-dollar program, according to...
Stark County Fair – 2009 Junior Fair livestock sale results
The Stark County Fair closed the year with a bang, setting a new record for the Junior Fair livestock sale. Many of the youth involved were big winners in more than one category. A total of more than $540,000 was raised through the sale.
Rain does not dampen sales at auction
- Jeff Anglin of Anglins Auction Service of Youngstown, Ohio, held a farm and antique auction at the Miller farm in Mount Jackson, Pa.,...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Sept. 10, 2009
CRESTON, Ohio -- Members from Norwayne High School FFA earned several awards at the Ohio State Fair at the Expositions Center in Columbus.
Thirty-five...
