Small Farm and Rural Living Expo – New expo zeroes in on small farmers
SALEM, Ohio - Fifteen years ago, interest began to wane in a Pennsylvania expo catering to small farmers.
DFA reports financial results for 2004
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., the nation's largest farmer-owned dairy cooperative, has reported financial results for 2004.
Don’t neglect alfalfa – weevil won’t
COLUMBUS - Warmer weather in early April pushed many farmers to plant corn and soybeans. In their haste, they risk neglecting vulnerable alfalfa crops, said Extension entomologists from Purdue and Ohio State universities.
4,500-cow dairy gets the OK
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio's largest proposed dairy, a 4,500-cow operation, is set to begin construction in western Ohio within the next two months.
Cow bedding affects food safety
WOOSTER, Ohio - Whether dairy farmers choose sand or sawdust as bedding for their cows has never been considered a food-safety issue.
CWD case sobering for national wildlife sector
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Scientists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences expected chronic wasting disease (CWD) to show up in deer in the Northeast eventually, but they didn't anticipate that it would appear on Pennsylvania's northern doorstep this spring after being discovered in a deer that was fed to 350 people.
Farm-consumer, animal-human links are growing issue for animal agriculture
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Attendees to the National Institute for Animal Agriculture's symposium, Protecting the Global Food Supply: Growing Concerns for Emerging Zoonotic Diseases, were left with a key message: We must strengthen animal and human health together.
Hope, challenge await cattle industry
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Killing ornamental weeds takes a plan
COLUMBUS - Effective weed control in the garden or landscape involves more than just laying down mulch, applying herbicides, or using a combination of both methods.
Ohio farmers receive awards for conservation stewardship
COLUMBUS - Seven farmers who have implemented conservation and resource stewardship management practices received this year's Environmental Stewardship Awards.
