A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 29, 2009
WEST SALEM, Ohio — Members of the Northwestern-Wayne FFA chapter participated in a Christmas tree pick up for the community Jan. 6.
Members Kelsey...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Jan. 29, 2009
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The Carroll County Augusta Ranchers 4-H club met Jan. 13 at the Brown Frame Community Building.
Members decided to decorate a...
New program will boost consumer confidence in the dairy industry
SALEM, Ohio -- A new program called Farmers Assuring Responsible Management has been created to boost consumer confidence in the U.S. dairy industry.
Designed...
Building fences in the bayou ’til the cows come home: Volunteers help rebuild Texas...
SALEM, Ohio -- Chip, a Texas cattleman, bragged to Jesse Dotterer and the handful of others visiting his Anahuac, Texas, ranch.Years of selective breeding...
It’s time to evaluate your pastures
There is no time like the present to evaluate your pasture fields for damage from over grazing and weather related stress. While you are...
Veterinarians work to trace contagious equine metritis
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture is closely working with its partners at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to perform trace back...
Webcast offers overview of small wind turbines
LINCOLN, Neb. -- A Feb. 13 Webcast will offer an overview of small wind turbines.
Basics of Farm/Residential Small Wind Turbines is from 10...
Northeast Ohio meeting will focus on CAUV
ORWELL, Ohio -- There will be a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 regarding recent changes in the Current Agricultural Use Value program.
The...
Association helps markets recover $1.43 million for unpaid livestock
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Action authorized by Livestock Marketing Association’s executive committee, including shouldering a major portion of the legal fees, has helped seven...
New apple was 20 years in the making
URBANA, Ill. -- A new, late-ripening apple named WineCrisp, which carries the Vf gene for scab resistance, was developed over the past 20 plus...
