Antibiotic use in animals rises in 2004
WASHINGTON - The sales of antibiotics used to treat, prevent and control disease and maintain the health of animals rose 7.
Be careful when leasing farm’s energy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Don't be too quick to sign off on any deal to lease wind or any other resource on your farm, advises an energy expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who points out that if the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Range rovers: Pastured pork niche fits Pennsylvania family
JACKSON CENTER, Pa. - Driving across the country road just east of Jackson Center, Pa., you'll see pigs wallowing in mud pits or litters of piglets trailing their mothers across a pasture before disappearing into a patch of tall grass.
Barn fire kills Ohio dairy herd
SALEM, Ohio - "This is just a dairymen's worst nightmare, to wake up in the middle of the night and see your cows burning.
Second BSE case found
SALEM, Ohio - Tests confirmed a cow previously determined not to have mad cow disease was, in fact, positive.
Air quality agreement deadline extended again
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency extended the animal feeding operations air compliance agreement sign-up deadline to July 29.
Cattle shipped from Pennsylvania to Cuba
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A second shipment of cattle has been sold to Cuba as a result of his trade mission trip last year, and as part of Cuba's commitment to invest $10 million in agricultural commodities within Pennsylvania.
Donation ensures Ben Stinner’s legacy
WOOSTER, Ohio - The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has donated $100,000 to the Ben Stinner Endowment for Healthy Agroecosystems and Sustainable Communities.
Equine program is first in the state
COLUMBUS -
June Ohio hog inventory up 9 percent
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Ohio hog producers had 1.6 million hogs on hand June 1, 2005, up 9 percent from last year and 5 percent from last quarter.
