Beef Board recommends budget
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Beef Promotion Operating Committee recommended a $41.5 million Cattlemen’s Beef Board budget for fiscal 2010, reflecting a slight decrease from...
Fisherman finds European rudd in Ohio’s Lake Erie
COLUMBUS — The first record of European rudd in Ohio waters was recorded in late May.Discovery made. It was caught by licensed Ohio commercial...
Gas won’t guzzle your paycheck this summer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Gasoline prices are up this summer but motorists should not experience the historic highs of one year ago, said a...
Gypsy moth treatments in northeast Ohio
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Aerial treatments designed to slow the spread and suppress the gypsy moth have begun in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summit, Wayne and...
Switching to organic pork production has potential advantages, drawbacks
Sales of U.S. organic products, including pork, grew more than 17 percent from 2007 to 2008, and the consumer demand is expected to continue despite the current economic downturn.
Low milk prices for farmers threaten local and regional economies
SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- The drastic drop in milk prices paid to farmers over the past year has led to an unprecedented crisis for dairy...
Lisbon fire comes under investigation
Investigators probe fire at home owned by man at the center of lawsuit with Witmer's, an area grain elevator.
Alfalfa needs right amount of boron
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Alfalfa growers should consider whether or not boron should be added to their potassium and phosphorus application, said Keith Johnson,...
Honey bee losses decrease in USA
WASHINGTON --Some positive news from the honey bee world is being released. The number of honey bee colony losses has decreased across the country...
Farm Credit reports first quarter earnings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Farm Credit Services of Mid-America announced earnings of $40.2 million for the first quarter of 2009.
Additionally, loan volume, including owned and...
