USDA closes border to Mexican state
WASHINGTON - The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently closed the U.S. border to cattle from the Mexican state of Durango due to inadequacies with that state's bovine tuberculosis management program.
What 4-H means to me
We know 4-H is amazing and you know 4-H is amazing. Now Farm and Dairy wants to give all readers an idea of what 4-H is about by letting club members do the talking.
Cattle and construction: Stackhouse builds two businesses
ORWELL, Ohio - Mark Stackhouse squints in the midmorning sunshine that blankets his Ashtabula County homestead.
Supreme Court upholds checkoff
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling May 23 determined the beef checkoff is not unconstitutional.
Ag security areas preserve farmland
SALEM, Ohio - State Rep. Tony Core, who's also a Logan County farmer, thinks many farmers' situations might be a lot like his.
Hog swap: Family waives right to hearing
SALEM, Ohio - The Williams County junior fair's 2004 champion hog - a gilt with the potential to produce more award-winning pigs -
Riding away
THE first time Linda Hren fought cancer was bad enough. But getting it back months later was far worse.
Borovich Farm earns SWCD award
BARNESVILLE, Ohio - Stanley and Lorena Borovich of St. Clairsville recently received the Belmont Soil & Water Conservation District's 2005 Conservation Farmer Award.
Hay bale fires can cost farmers plenty
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Fires that damage or destroy hay and barns - resulting in building replacement, feed replacement and lost revenues - cost area farmers thousands of dollars each year.
