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...
If it flooded once, it’ll flood again
ST. LOUIS — Midwesterners have to be wondering: Will April be the cruelest month?Patterns in the Midwest this spring are eerily reminiscent of 1993,...
