Heterosis study finds $30 Hereford advantage compared to Angus calves
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Calves sired by Hereford bulls have a $30 per head documented advantage in feedlot profitability and 7 percent advantage in...
Register now for Ohio Maple Days, set for late January
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University's annual Ohio Maple Days are set for later this month. Three towns in central and northeast Ohio will...
Pacelle praises Ohio care board for its work, says ag is ‘noble’
HSUS speaks optimistically about Ohio care board, agriculture
U.S. unable to consume ethanol fast enough
Researchers say U.S. is unable to consume ethanol at a fast enough rateWASHINGTON -- The U.S. doesn't have the infrastructure to meet the federal...
High seller goes for $3700 at Art-Crest Holstein sale
FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio -- Andrew R. Troyer, 6230 Moreland Road, Fredericksburg, Ohio, held an Art-Crest Holstein Dispersal Dec. 29 at his farm. The herd of...
Strickland bans ownership of wild animals to fulfill agreement with HSUS
COLUMBUS -- Outgoing Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland issued an executive order Jan. 6 that bans the private ownership of dangerous wild animals.The emergency executive...
State government revenues decline, according to U.S. Census Bureau
WASHINGTON -- Total state government revenue dropped to $1.1 trillion in 2009, a decline of 30.8 percent from $1.6 trillion in 2008, according to...
Elder Vogel appointed to Pa. senate committee
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Senator Elder Vogel Jr. was appointed by President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, to be the new Chairman of the Senate Agriculture...
Be careful what you wish for… High grain prices impact more than corn farmer’s...
The close of 2010 saw grain farmers across the nation still reveling in near-record prices from the fall harvest. And as we enter a new year and a new decade, indications show the best is still to come. But experienced farmers know, it won't just be grain prices that go up. What will it mean for seed and fertilizer? Or how about crop insurance, and fuel? And what about food costs and livestock feed?
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 6, 2011
GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio --Indian Valley FFA sold fruit including were oranges, grapefruit, tangelos, tangerines, nuts, peanut brittle, BBQ sauce, trail bologna, and apples Oct. 15...
