DFA reopens Michigan dairy plant
FAIRLAWN, Ohio - Dairy Farmers of America has re-opened the dairy processing plant in Adrian, Mich., previously owned by Diehl Inc.
Gehl discontinuing agricultural implement lines
WEST BEND, Wis. - Gehl Company has announced plans to discontinue the manufacturing and distribution of its agricultural implement product lines.
Get ready for weeds in early corn
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers switching to corn hybrids engineered to withstand Roundup-brand herbicide could be in for an early season shocker: weeds growing alongside their crop.
Mild winter increases Stewart’s wilt
WOOSTER, Ohio - Southern Ohio's corn crop may be facing a high risk of Stewart's wilt bacterial disease this growing season.
Planting Bt hybrids this spring?
DES MOINES, Iowa - One key to controlling corn borer and corn rootworm over the long term is to make sure a few of them survive in the short term.
Farm and Dairy named one of best in nation
DES PLAINES, Ill. - Farm and Dairy has been named one of the country's top nondaily newspapers. The paper placed third in the 2006 Nation's Best NonDaily Newspaper Competition sponsored by the Inland Press Association.
Global demand produces gas pains
COLUMBUS - Strong global demand, rather than a shortage of supply stateside, is the driving force behind the high cost of gasoline, said an Ohio State University Extension economist.
Ohio poultry group honors leaders
COLUMBUS - A Darke County egg producer, a top executive for Ohio's largest turkey producer, a leading expert on avian influenza and Ohio's state veterinarian are recipients of the Ohio Poultry Association's highest awards for 2006.
Ohio’s first agricultural security area is in effect
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Using Ohio's newest farmland preservation tool, the Lomer Von Seggern and Thomas and Laurie Von Seggern families have made history by creating the first agricultural security area in the state.
Washington farm fined as E. coli source
OLYMPIA, Wash. - After completing an investigation of Dee Creek Farm of Woodland, the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced March 23 it would assess a civil penalty of $8,000 against the unlicensed dairy operation.
