A weekly roundup of FFA news for the week of April 17, 2008
ASHLAND, Ohio — The Mapleton FFA general livestock team recently placed at several competitions.
The team won the Mount Gilead contest, with Jared...
GreenEnergyTV spotlights green work
SALEM, Ohio — Craig Zamary says he’s passionate about the environment.The 30-something from Mahoning County, Ohio, drives a hybrid Toyota Prius and uses geothermal...
Erie Refuge to create conservation plan
Changes could be coming to the Erie National Wildlife Refuge in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Farms won’t sink, thanks to FarmLink
City streets and skyscrapers don’t make the best elements for farming. But Jessica and Emmy Levine have found those metropolitan components don’t necessarily prevent agriculture, either.
Look for cheaper egg prices by mid-May
U.S. egg prices are beginning to moderate now that the traditional Easter demand has subsided.
Three surefire ways to tackle the grain market
Best advice: Diversify and don’t bet all of your crop on one strategy.
Irwindale Leduc Molly named as supreme champion at Dairy Expo
COLUMBUS — Spring was starting to appear at the 2008 Spring Dairy Expo where dairy shows and sales were held March 27-29 in Columbus,...
Spring Dairy Expo Ohio Holstein sale shatters 27-year-old record
COLUMBUS — In the 2008 Spring Expo Holstein Sale held March 27-29 in Columbus, lot No. 1, Aldens Ramos Emerald VG 87 EX MS...
Master cheesemaker hosting program on Jersey-milk artisan cheese in June
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Jeffrey P. Roberts, principal consultant for the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese, will present the opening program of the 2008 annual...
Switchgrass ethanol costs dissected
LINCOLN, Neb. — Following up on a net-energy study published in the January Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of Agricultural...
