Friday, April 19, 2024

COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland signed House Bill 9, which increases the speed allowed for farm machinery while ensuring safety precautions on Ohio roadways.

MARSHALLVILLE, Ohio - The annual Wayne County Dairy Tour July 10 was hosted at L & R Farm near Marshallville.

(Editor's note: This week, we begin a four-part look at Ohio's farmland preservation efforts.) Each year in the United States, more than 1 million acres of land are converted from agriculture to other uses - never to be reclaimed.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. - When cattle groups plan summer field days, it's usually to see a beef farm. After all, most producers are curious to see how other farmers manage their operations and they want to check out the herd.

CARROLLTON, Ohio - An auction is part marketing, part showmanship and part timing. But it's 100 percent entertainment, as the Carroll County Fair market livestock sale easily illustrated.

(Editor's note: This story is the final installment in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.

Carroll County Fair week wasn't all work for fair board member Dave Seck, as he got to play a little during Friday's tractor pull on his Farmall 806.

LISBON, Ohio - Three individuals will be inducted into the Columbiana County Agricultural Hall of Fame on opening day of the Columbiana County Fair.

COLUMBUS - Despite last season's financial woes, U.S. dairy producers have been enjoying historically high milk prices this year, driven mainly by an international demand for products that non-U.

STANLEY, N.Y. - Action is the name of the game at Empire Farm Days with more than 50 pieces of iron operating in the field and opportunities for farmers to test drive some of them.