Still no action on farm bill
WASHINGTON — At a farm bill forum last September, when OSU ag economist Carl Zulauf said, “This is going to be an extremely difficult...
Where the long road leads
UNITY, Ohio — Traffic on state Route 14 near Unity, Ohio, slowed to a crawl during the early afternoon of March 7. Snowflakes whirled...
Dairy farm discovery: ‘We caught the creature’
SALEM, Ohio — “It’s sort of like a pony, kinda like a deer, and has this goat thingy on its neck.”
That’s how a surprised...
H-2A program getting an overhaul
Despite penalties, H-2A program is designed to help farms find workers.
Prices are just too good for payments
Average market price projections are above levels that would trigger the USDA's counter-cyclical payments.
Clean Ohio preservation easement applications due May 25
Unless additional funding is granted, Ohio's farmland preservation program will be in its final year.
Animal agriculture most vulnerable to terrorism
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Animal agriculture is a vulnerable target for activist groups and terrorists.Attacking agriculture and the food system is truly an economic warfare...
Sustainability, questionable dairy market techniques discussed
There is a battle taking place over milk and other animal products, technology and production practices, animals, farming and, in the end, producers' livelihood.
National well-being standards considered for dairies
WOOSTER, Ohio -- WOOSTER, Ohio -- Dairy farmers still have time to weigh in on the proposed guidelines for theNational Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative.The...
Pigeons point to Ponzi scheme
SALEM, Ohio -- The Iowa Attorney General's office has wrapped up its most recent investigation of Pigeon King International, the Canadian-based pigeon breeding...
