Tractor Supply sales increase 12 percent
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Tractor Supply Company, the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, has reported a 12.8 percent net...
Make sure your cattle aren’t bloated
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Beef producers should expand their knowledge about grass tetany and bloat to help keep their cows from expanding, said a...
Spring fever sale brings over $67,000 in bids
MEADVILLE, Pa. — The Northwest Pa. Spring Fever Sale was held April 17 at the Crawford County Fairgrounds, Meadville.
The sale was co-managed by Pennsylvania...
Packages well received: Companies send soldiers steaks
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — More than 200 soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan recently received unexpected care packages, thanks to the generosity of Gary West Smoked Meats of Jacksonville and Certified Angus Beef LLC, Wooster, Ohio.
Northwestern FFA celebrates year
WEST SALEM, Ohio -- The Northwestern-Wayne FFA chapter celebrated a successful year during its annual awards banquet April 4. This year, the chapter consisted...
Stipend available to Pennsylvania FFA members
COLUMBIA, Pa. --The Pennsylvania Young Farmers Association will offer a stipend for qualified FFA students to attend the National Young Farmer Educational Association Institute...
USDA to conduct first wide-scale survey of organic agriculture
WASHINGTON -- This spring, USDA will conduct the first-ever, wide-scale survey of organic farming in the U.S., according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, to...
Study: Price gap threatens Chicago Board of Trade’s wheat futures market
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A commodity market that has long helped wheat growers and processors manage price risks could lose its relevance unless the Chicago...
Extension to offer free green energy seminar May 7
MILFORD, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension in Clermont County will host a free green energy seminar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 7 at the...
Trustees approve construction for new biosafety level 3 facility
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio State University board of trustees has approved construction of a new biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) facility on the Wooster...
