Dairy tour featured improvements
MARSHALLVILLE, Ohio - The annual Wayne County Dairy Tour July 10 was hosted at L & R Farm near Marshallville.
Environment and economics: Making the case for farmland preservation
(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.
Invisible fences make contained cows
CLAYTON SOUTH, Victoria, Australia -
Norman Borlaug receives highest civilian honor
NEW YORK - Norman Borlaug, often called "Father of the Green Revolution," received the Congressional Gold Medal July 17 in honor of his work and multiple accomplishments in agricultural science.
Ohio farm giveaway: Not quite there yet
The Farm and Dairy office has taken several calls lately from readers wondering the status of the Ashtabula County farm giveaway.
Ohio hosting national maple syrup gathering
AKRON, Ohio - Hundreds of maple syrup mavens will pour into Ohio this fall. And there's still time to sign up to join them.
Start clipping coupons: Farm Bureau report says dollar not going very far
WASHINGTON - Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly in the second quarter of 2007, according to the latest
Friday the 13th didn’t scare Harrison Co. showmen
CADIZ, Ohio - If superstitions about Friday the 13th bothered Harrison County 4-H'ers and FFA'ers, it didn't show in the sale ring.
A year in the making: Hog projects a real win for girl
BAZETTA, Ohio - It's one classic version of the 4-H livestock project story: Girl gets market animal, girls works hard with market animal, girl cries and begs parents to spare market animal from the chopping block.
Livestock auction receipts up in Trumbull County
BAZETTA, Ohio - Livestock auction clerks greeted some registering bidders by name at the 2007 Trumbull County Fair, directed them to the breezy auction barn, and told them to dig in to a buffet of refreshments offered by 4-H'ers and their parents.