Why were cattle prices strong in 2007?
Kansas slaughter steer prices are on track to establish a new record high of about $93/hundredweight in 2007.
U.S. signs energy pact with China
BEIJING, China - The U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture and China's National Development and Reform Commission recently agreed to strengthen and expand cooperation on biofuels production and use.
Weather triggers income tax options
(Reprinted with permission from the December 2007 issue of the Ohio AG Manager newsletter.) COLUMBUS - Taxpayers selling livestock due to feed shortages caused by drought, floods or other weather-related problems have two options for postponing the income from the sales.
Winter dairy programs are brown bags
SHARON, Pa. - The Penn State Cooperative Extension of Southwest Pennsylvania is sponsoring a series of winter dairy educational programs offered as lunch time brown bag sessions.
Farm bill moves out of Senate
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted 79-14 on Friday, Dec. 14, to pass its version of the 2007 farm bill.
MWCD fee is stalled by lawmakers
SALEM, Ohio - SALEM, Ohio - Residents of the
Turkey tradition
LEECHBURG, Pa. - Browsing through the retail freezer cases at
Fair board, county try to resolve $1 million dispute over fairgrounds
SALEM, Ohio - A new chapter has begun in the 14-year feud between the Summit County Agricultural Society and the county's government.
Farm incomes, production costs up
WASHINGTON - Although the Agriculture Department has revised its 2007 net farm income estimate up $20 billion to a record $87.
Grower groups merge to create Ohio produce growers, marketers congress
SANDUSKY, Ohio - The Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress, an annual event highlighting the fruit and vegetable industries in Ohio, has taken on a new name.
