St-Pierre: Off-kilter dairy economics have even the experts stumped
SEBRING, Ohio - Forget the trends, the ag economists and their forecasts, and how things used to be.
Edward Schafer nominated to be Secretary of Agriculture
WASHINGTON - President Bush has nominated Edward T. Schafer to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Lamb 509 short course offered again
COLUMBUS - Ohio State University Extension's Lamb 509 short course is being offered again after a two-year absence.
Lawsuit dismissed in MWCD battle
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed a Massillon woman's lawsuit filed against the Conservancy Court of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.
Ohio hunters encouraged to root out, kill all wild boars
COLUMBUS - Ohio's hunters are encouraged to harvest any feral swine they encounter in the wild in order to limit the spread of this destructive species in the state, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
Shorthorn fall sale lots average a grand
DOVER, Ohio - The Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association held its fall sale Oct. 21 at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover, Ohio.
Teff may be a Midwest forage option
PRINCETON, Ky. - The heat of summer often leaves pastures and hayfields floundering and farmers looking for other options for livestock forages.
Bangladesh leader: Our problems are global problems
WOOSTER, Ohio - While the world debates the causes of global warming, the president of Bangladesh looks across his country and sees coastal regions that could be wiped out if the sea level rises even as little as 10 centimeters.
BEEF 509 helps producers target consumers
COLUMBUS - The dates have been set for the 2008 BEEF 509 program, which is held to raise the awareness level about the beef that is produced and the reasons why it sometimes misses its mark with consumers' palates and producers' pocketbooks.













