Wayne County honors dairy production
WOOSTER, Ohio — Wayne County dairy production was celebrated during the annual Wayne County Dairy Banquet at the Amish Door Restaurant in Wooster.
Record number of bulls sold at 35th annual performance tested sale
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, Pa. — The 35th annual Performance Tested Bull Sale, held March 28 at the Samuel E. Hayes Jr. Livestock Evaluation Center, sold...
Ohio farmers apply for Ag-Link awards
COLUMBUS — A total of 1,671 farmers in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties will receive interest rate reductions on their spring operating loans from...
Graded feeder cattle ready to sell
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The Tri-County Feeder Cattle Association will sponsor a spring graded feeder cattle sale April 18 at 6 p.m. at Scio Livestock...
Food producers not pocketing profits
AMES, Iowa — As America’s consumers face escalating prices at the gas pump, grocery and restaurant, a national farm organization reports food producers themselves...
Farmland Trust determines worth of northeast Ohio’s farmland, vineyards
PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- American Farmland Trust was at the center of a meeting in Lake County last month that underscored the economic importance...
Speaker: It’s time to address anxiety about food now
ARLINGTON, Va. — “Come out of your silo and begin a dialog with your customers and suppliers,” said consultant Kevin Murphy of Food-Chain Communications,...
U.S. ag equipment exports up in ’07
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — U.S. exports of agricultural-related machinery totaled more than $8.2 billion dollars in 2007, an increase of more than 13 percent compared...
From fish tanks to gas tanks, algae capable of producing alternative fuel
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned...
Capture life on the farm in photography
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture is encouraging Ohioans to dust off their cameras and begin capturing “Life on the Farm” for...