Sunday, May 19, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is the first state to preserve more than 3,000 total farms through its farmland preservation program, according to Gov.

ASHLAND, Ohio - Annie's Project, a six-week course in risk management, will be offered in two Ohio counties in the winter of 2007.

One day there was a horse. It was a racehorse. Tomorrow was Thanksgiving. That was the day that he was going to race.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Chris Cummings' wish came true Dec. 2 as he stood in the livestock arena at the 2006 Hoosier Beef Congress in Indianapolis.

AKRON, Ohio - Dean Foods Company will close its Reiter Dairy production operation in Barberton and shift production due to excess capacity.

EAST SPARTA, Ohio - There are only seven Farmaster tractors left in the world and just six Intercontinentals.

SALEM, Ohio - USDA has changed its attitude toward the

COLUMBUS - Ohio ranks in the top five nationally for direct farm sales, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a direct marketing conference in January is designed to keep Ohio farmers at the top when it comes to exploring trend opportunities, reaching new markets, and improving their bottom line.

WASHINGTON - Current USDA estimates place 2006 milk production at 181.9 billion pounds, a 2.8 percent increase above 2005.

COLUMBUS - The success of the Agricultural Easement Purchase Program and the creation of Agricultural Security Areas have increased the profile of Ohio's farmland preservation efforts.