Free trade touted as economic cure
WASHINGTON - Free trade remains the cornerstone of U.S. economic success and the main tool for expanding global prosperity, said Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Ohioan is new NPPC president-elect
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Bryan Black, with Ned Black & Sons of Canal Winchester, Ohio, was elevated to the position of president-elect of the
Planting report doesn’t have a clue
The USDA's March 30 Planting Intentions Report will not end the 2007 acreage debate; it will only begin it, says syndicated columnist Alan Guebert. Read more here..
Raw milk tests positive for salmonella
HARRISBURG, Pa., - Consumers who purchased raw milk from Stump Acres Dairy of New Salem, Pa.
This Grimm story is more than a fairy tale
HUDSON, Ohio - Hundreds of area maple syrup producers will fire up their sugar houses in the next week and process tanks of maple sap.
Putting a new twist on an old sport
CARROLLTON, Ohio - Ron Carlton has been trying to reduce the number of deer on his tree farm for 20 years.
Ethanol byproducts are option for feed rations, but push your pencil first
SALEM, Ohio - Farmers are abuzz about at least half a dozen ethanol plants proposed for Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
Beans could mean bucks for farmers
ST. LOUIS - U.S. soybean farmers face great challenges and even greater opportunities in the coming years due to the need to cut trans fats out of foods by supplying healthier varieties of soybean oil.
Even seeds deserve the VIP treatment
INDIANAPOLIS - Over the years, growers have learned more about the soil and the different techniques to properly manage their crops.
Growth implants must be correctly timed or marbling, grade lessened
WOOSTER, Ohio - Implants can negatively affect quality, if you let them. Growth implants are commonly used in the cattle industry with little regard to how they influence marbling, the "taste fat," said Gary Fike, feedlot specialist for Certified Angus Beef LLC.