Pa. milk board: We’re not expanding
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board decided April 1 it would not try to capture additional premiums on Pennsylvania milk sold in...
ACRE program enrollment opens April 27
WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced producers can elect and enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program beginning April 27. ACRE...
Extension 4-H program honored by Ohio National Guard
COLUMBUS — Just two days shy of the fourth anniversary of “Operation: Military Kids,” the Ohio National Guard honored Ohio State University Extension’s 4-H...
You can get EMS training online
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, has launched an online...
Don’t waste your money on bogus nontraditional fertilizer products
By ED LENTZ and ROBERT MULLEN
WOOSTER, Ohio — Many products are frequently marketed as the latest and greatest technology that will improve agronomic productivity...
FDA ignoring environmental and economic impacts of feed ban
WASHINGTON -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association criticized the decision by the Food and Drug Administration to solicit public comments solely on delaying the...
Deere to lay off 160 workers at Des Moines shop
MOLINE, Ill. — Deere and Company will place 160 employees of the John Deere Des Moines Works on indefinite layoff later this month due...
Auction Roundup — Auctions bring higher than expected bids
- Charles Miller and Associates Auctioneers LLC of Shelby, Ohio, held an auction for the Larry Porter Trust in Crestline, Ohio, March 28.The auction...
Columbiana County’s Smith Vale Farms among state’s top dairies
SALEM, Ohio -- Dairymen in Columbiana and Mahoning counties are among the best in Ohio, and Friday they took home armfuls of awards to...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of April 9, 2009
ALBANY, Ohio — The Alexander FFA livestock judging and equine management teams attended the state competition March 28.
The equine management team, consisting of...
