Ashland County livestock auction a success
ASHLAND, Ohio -
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Veronica reigns supreme again at the All-American Dairy Show
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Huronia Centurion Veronica repeated last year's performance, edging out six other dairy breed grand champions to earn the supreme championship at the
Renewable energy is not a quick fix
LONDON, Ohio - It seems like everyone these days is on the biofuels bandwagon: politicians, farmers, environmentalists and consumers.
Hochstetlers’ pursuit takes patience
TIVERTON CENTER, Ohio - Mark and Wayne Hochstetler are patient men. Tree farmers by trade, these Amish brothers are aware they'll never live long enough to see the payoff from the long hours they put into their operation.
Big Knob sale brings in nearly $32,000
ROCHESTER, Pa. - The Big Knob Fair livestock sale generated $31,659.81 for 4-H'ers this year. Steers.
Conservation just makes sense for these farmers
LONDON, Ohio - They don't do it because it makes their farms "look nice." Or just because they get government cost-share dollars to install a grassed waterway, a windbreak or a manure storage facility.
Lake Erie CREP now offers more incentives
LONDON, Ohio - At last week's Farm Science Review, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and the USDA highlighted increased provisions and enhancements to the
Learn to make a safer compost tea
BELTSVILLE, Md. - Compost tea is a brew favored by many organic growers. It's made by adding small amounts of mature compost to unheated water and leaving it to sit, or steep.
Task force’s work points to facelift for 20-year-old beef checkoff
SALEM, Ohio - After 20 years, it may be time for the beef checkoff to get a facelift. A panel of 18 beef industry representatives worked throughout the summer to analyze the checkoff, and last week issued a handful of recommendations to make the program more effective.