Farm Bureau celebrates 50 years of membership growth
WASHINGTON -- The American Farm Bureau's national membership rose to 6,279,813 member families in 2010, marking 50 consecutive years of membership growth.State farm bureaus...
Chesapeake Bay: Numbers behind EPA’s nutrient diet could be a recipe for disaster
WASHINGTON — A new report questions the data used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set pollution limits for the Chesapeake Bay.Commissioned by...
Plans set for Pa. Farm Show, Jan. 8-15
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Thousands of animals, farm product competitions and local food are among the many attractions awaiting visitors to the 2011 Pennsylvania...
Returns on crop storage lower than normal this year
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Farmers trying to decide whether to sell the crop they harvested this fall or continue to store it have a...
OEFFA plans annual food, farm conference Feb. 19-20 in Granville
GRANVILLE, Ohio — The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s 32nd annual conference will be held Feb. 19-20 at the Granville middle and high...
Prayer is a very common, powerful and stress-relieving practice
MADISON, Wis. — Those who choose to pray find personalized comfort during hard times, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist.The 75 percent of...
North Central Grazing Conference set for Jan. 27-28
DALTON, Ohio -- The 2011 North Central Ohio Grazing Conference, scheduled for Jan. 27-28, will offer ideas for managing resources, budgets and forage. The...
Dairy Center, Stakeholders join for benefit of Pennsylvania dairy industry
HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania's dairy industry will benefit from the joining of the Center for Dairy Excellence and the Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders, which will provide...
Eastern Livestock files bankruptcy after Fifth Third Bank files lawsuit
The bankruptcy filing comes after Fifth Third Bank, of Cincinnati, filed a lawsuit Nov. 10 against Eastern Livestock.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Dec. 16, 2010:
NORTH JACKSON, Ohio — The Jackson Milton Livestock Club held a meeting Nov. 1. The club went over the newly written by-laws. A cheese...
