The courage to carry on
MARIETTA, Ohio - For as long as Neil Lane can remember, he never wanted to do anything except farm. He loves the open space, the fresh air, the hard work.
A winner is tapped: Sugarbush success
AKRON - "Hmm, what was that?" Three judges raise plastic spoons to their mouths, pressing their lips together and slurping the amber liquid they've doled out like gold.
Legislator proposes ag license plate
SALEM, Ohio - Farmers and farm supporters may soon get a new way to show their enthusiasm for Ohio's No.
One day at a time
FOMBELL, Pa. - Numbers float through Brant Cooper's mind. Forty-two, the number of years he's lived, and 22, the number of years he's been married to the girl he met at the Big Knob Fair.
Chinese growers provide solution to watermelon diseases and nematodes
CHARLESTON, S.C. - For years, South Carolina peach growers have planted grafted trees, the union of fruit wood to rootstock that is resistant to soilborne diseases and nematodes.
Cows that work: Genetic priorities
WOOSTER, Ohio - Many beef producers struggle with priorities when it comes to genetic selection. One part of them knows the market rewards a focus on the end product.
Death by soybeans: Cattle fatalities caused by acute rumen acidosis
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Twelve cattle on a southern Indiana farm died of a condition called grain overload, which caused acute rumen acidosis, according preliminary findings of Purdue University veterinarians.
Farm ponds sources of water, danger
JACKSON, Miss. - In 2004, the No. 1 cause of accidental deaths on farms among Farm Bureau members in Mississippi was drowning in farm ponds.
Farm truck accidents can be avoided
FARGO, N.D. - Farm trucks are involved in accidents, on and off the road, every year, but the numbers go up at harvest time.
Farmers in El Salvador benefit from high-value crops, modern techniques
OPICO, El Salvador - In 1989, Gilberto Mancia left war-torn El Salvador to work in the United States building and repairing air conditioning units.
