Reader: USDA should rethink animal ID system
Editor:
Thank you for sharing Mr. Dickinson’s, Animal ID enforcement — the fourth component, letter with your readers.
Mr. Dickinson makes many excellent points...
Carroll County Junior Fair Auction Results
Find out who topped the livestock competitions, and see if you're in a slideshow of photos taken at this year's Carroll County Fair.
Generosity of former 4-H’er sends children to camp
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Small-scale aquaculture workshop is Aug. 23
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Acreage report: Some Ohioans switched to soybeans
Ohio's farmland planted to corn is down 13 percent from 2007; soybeans up 11 percent.
Farm Aid heads to Boston area in fall
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Grain and oilseed prices continue to rise in June
Ohio's June corn price of $6.67 per bushel is up $1.13 from May, and the state's June soybean price of $13.90 per bushel is up $1.80 from May, and $6.18 above what was received at the same time last year.
Mission to convert biomass to ethanol
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AVMA members encourage change in veal calf housing
NEW ORLEANS -- The American Veterinary Medical Association delegates voted July 19 to pass new policy on veal calf housing that promotes both animal...
Grants keep local farming going
COLUMBUS — Ohio communities that want to try innovative ways to enhance the viability of local agriculture and the health of area farms can...