Say goodbye to hog profits in 2007
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Much higher feed costs are likely to eliminate the profit potential for pork producers in 2007.
Should packers control livestock?
WASHINGTON - Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, recently joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation that would make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock, either through a subsidiary or an arrangement that gives the packer operational, managerial, or supervisory control prior to seven days before slaughter.
Get ready for Power Show Ohio
The 2007 Power Show Ohio is set for Jan.
Ugly, banned tomato gets its own blog
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has intervened in the national debate over the UglyRipe tomato, freeing the heirloom beefsteak variety tomato from the shape restrictions imposed by the Florida Tomato Committee.
Wiles charged with animal cruelty
SALEM, Ohio - A Wayne County hog farmer, his son and a farm employee were charged with cruelty to animals Jan.
Warm December sets several records
WASHINGTON - The 2006 average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. was the warmest on record and nearly identical to the record set in 1998, according to scientists at
Auctioneers inducted into Ohio hall of fame
Wet winter, stormy spring for Midwest
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Weather in the Midwest has been anything but normal this winter, with above average temperatures and seemingly endless rainfall.
Extension still struggling to survive
SALEM, Ohio - After more than a year with no county funding, the Columbiana County Ohio State University Extension office is still hanging on.