Korean trade deal good for pork producers
WASHINGTON - U.S. pork producers will receive an additional $10 per pig once the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement is fully implemented, according to the
New software organizes breeding season in beef cattle herds
AMES, Iowa - Synchronizing the breeding season in beef cattle herds allows producers the opportunity to use artificial insemination (AI) with reduced labor.
Ohio leaders target puppy mills with bill
COLUMBUS - Seeking to protect Ohio's dogs from horrible abuse at the hands of irresponsible breeders who operate puppy mills, Ohio Sen.
Showdown highlights youth efforts
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. - The Northern Panhandle Stockman's Association of West Virginia held its annual Blue Gold Showdown Junior Show May 12.
Study compares corn to glycerin
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Biodiesel is in high demand. The byproduct of this alternative source of energy, glycerin, is next, according to an agriculture scientist at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Threatened sheep moving on up
MILO, Iowa - Recent USDA numbers show the inventory of breeding sheep is down. But one breed of sheep is showing a remarkable increase.
When the green grass grows, so does pasture laminitis
BLACKSBURG, Va. - With the grass now growing rapidly, some horses are in danger experiencing pasture-induced laminitis.
‘Father of the Qualified Herdbook’: McKarns receives national award
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - At an Ohio Holstein Association winter forum in 1986, Columbiana County dairyman Bill McKarns raised an idea about opening the national association's registry to include grade cattle.
House gets down to farm bill nitty-gritty
WASHINGTON - The House agriculture committee began subcommittee markups of the 2007 farm bill this week.
GOING UP
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio - 1961 The Berlin Crisis was escalating. Tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union were stretched thin and the threat of nuclear war loomed over the world.













