Association’s annual meeting features sustainability, data-driven decisions
BOISE, Idaho -- With a theme of "Sustainability Through Data-Driven Decisions," National Dairy Herd Information Association held its 44th annual meeting March 4-5 in...
Program reaches membership goal
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Cooperatives Working Together has reached its goal of signing up a supermajority of the nation's milk supply for two years, which...
Farm to chef program sizzles in 2009
TOLEDO — The Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT) will launch the fourth year of its farm to chef program with four informational meetings...
USDA: Downer cows must be euthanized, can’t be slaughtered
WASHINGTON -- The USDA released a final rule March 14 to amend federal meat inspection regulations to require a complete ban on the slaughter...
Drink up little cria, you need antibodies
URBANA, Ill. — While humans have the unique ability to pass immunoglobulins, also known as antibodies, through the placenta during pregnancy, many animals cannot....
Pennsylvania forms food safety council to protect health, food supply
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- To provide better oversight of Pennsylvania's food supply from the field to the dinner table, Gov. Edward Rendell has formed the...
Maple syrup production manual available
COLUMBUS -- As temperatures rise and the 2009 maple syrup production season draws to a close in Ohio, commercial syrup producers and hobbyists alike...
Maple syrup production manual available
COLUMBUS -- As temperatures rise and the 2009 maple syrup production season draws to a close in Ohio, commercial syrup producers and hobbyists alike...
From beans to blooms: Motts Greenhouse boasts variety of flowers, veggies for gardeners
LOUISVILLE, Ohio -- Last week, on a 50-degree day, Josh Moore celebrated the coming of spring by carrying hundreds of flats and planters full...
Voinovich: We need to work harder, smarter to pull out of economic crisis
U.S. Sen. George Voinovich may have announced his retirement after his term ends in 2010, but he's not done fighting. Voinovich, who spoke to Ohio farmers in Washington March 10, outlined his opinions for pulling the country out of its economic doldrums.
