Saturday, May 18, 2024

WASHINGTON - All of agriculture held its collective breath late last week to learn whether or not an inconclusive test result for mad cow disease proved false or positive.

CANFIELD, Ohio - Springfield Township farmer Carl Chuey received the Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District's Cooperator of the Year award when the district held its annual meeting Nov.

SALEM, Ohio - Ohio's 10th District Court of Appeals agrees with Ohio Agriculture Director Fred Dailey: Taylor Creager's 2002 Ohio State Fair grand champion hog is disqualified.

LANCASTER, Ohio - Tammie Rogers swings her pouch over her shoulder and hides it in the layers of her fleece coat.

HERSHEY, Pa. - Pennsylvania Farm Bureau announced the winners of the Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet and Excellence in Ag award.

HERSHEY, Pa. -Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members have elected vice president Carl Shaffer as the organization's new president.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - More than 3,000 people recently visited Rochester, N.Y., for the 138th National Grange Convention, traveling from 40 states, including Alaska, New Mexico and Wyoming.

ATHENS, Ga. - World Trade Organization negotiators, who met last week at the organization's headquarters, have yet to advance specifics on how all nations of the world subsidize and protect their agriculture sectors.

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - The Owens Farm, which dates back to the 1880s, has been chosen to receive the Tuscarawas County 2004 Conservation Farm of the Year award.

HERSHEY, Pa. - Pennsylvania Farm Bureau presented state Rep. Art Hershey with its 2004 Distinguished Service to Agriculture award.