Tuesday, April 30, 2024

DAMASCUS, Ohio - It's below 40 degrees in here, cold enough to see your breath and lose track of your fingertips.

SALEM, Ohio - With air pollution accusations mounting against farms across the nation, a federal agency plans to get farmers to open themselves to scrutiny, research and governmental oversight.

With two cases of mad cow in Canada in the last month and the U.S. ready to open the border, see what's on the minds of producers, packers, consumers and livestock haulers at Damascus Livestock Auction.

OTTAWA - A Canadian cow recently found infected with mad cow disease was exposed to feed containing ruminant meat and bone meal that was produced before the 1997 feed ban.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A husband and wife team won the two highest honors in the Pennsylvania Auctioneer Association Bid Callers Contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - It is difficult to ignore the recent tsunami devastation headlining the media. That disaster raises the question: What can be done in our own country, state, county and town to protect our animals in the event of a natural or manmade disaster?

CHARLOTTE - The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation was recognized for outstanding achievements in 2004 during the annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Jan.

WASHINGTON - Ohio's 2004 average corn yield is estimated at 158 bushels per acre, two bushels above the previous state record of 156 set in 2003.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The 2005 Sale of Champions and Junior Livestock Sale proved a resounding success as the gavel dropped at the 89th Pennsylvania Farm Show with buyers, exhibitors and onlookers filling the standing-room only arena.