Soybeans most in demand for 2008
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Last fall, the talk in farm circles focused on the demand for corn and how the market favored corn production.
Tax credit encourages no-till practices
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Farmers interested in purchasing no-till planting equipment may qualify for a 50 percent tax credit under the Resource Enhancement and Protection, or REAP, tax credit program, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said recently.
Traveling lab to train hog farmers
COLUMBUS - A a state-of-the-art mobile ventilation laboratory will help train Ohio's hog farmers on setting and adjusting ventilation in modern hog barns.
Conservation comes with the territory
WALNUT CREEK, Ohio - For the Bob Hunter family, conservation is a heritage that has been passed down from generation to generation, just like the 150-acre farm, known as Ancestor Acres, that has been in the family since 1875.
Two generations earn SWCD award
WOOSTER, Ohio - For Harold Mann and his son, David, conserving the soil and conserving the farm go hand in hand.
Another egg farm files for permits
SALEM, Ohio - Permit applications have been filed with the Ohio Department of Agriculture that may allow a 6 million hen poultry farm to be built in Union County.
ODA watches county fair sales
SALEM, Ohio - Keep an eye on livestock projects. That's the warning issued recently to three county fair boards by the Ohio Department of Agriculture after livestock projects exhibited at the fairs reportedly didn't end up at the slaughterhouse, breaking state rules.
Called to conserve
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio - Ken and Dorothy Stitzlein want to be certain of one thing in life. They want to know their farm will be around long after they're gone.
Dairy labeling, rbST take center stage in Ohio, Pa.
SALEM, Ohio - RbST-free. It's just a small, eight-letter phrase, but it's a topic that's getting big attention.
County fair statistics prove it: Fair season a smashing success
SALEM, Ohio - Another season jam-packed with county fair coverage has come to an end in Farm and Dairy.
