Traditional ways under threat: African farming know-how is fading
MASSAVASSE, Mozambique - In this typical farming community in southern Mozambique, farmer after farmer speaks of favorite local seed varieties lost to flood and drought, and of family life torn apart by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
U.S. continues anti-dumping duties despite WTO ruling
WASHINGTON - The United States will continue to impose duties on countries that dump their goods on the U.
$166 million cattle fraud tied to Ohio
SALEM, Ohio - Two Florida ranchers will receive $4.2 million as a settlement in a phantom cattle scheme the FBI is calling the largest cattle fraud in U.
$166 million cattle fraud tied to Ohio
SALEM, Ohio - Two Florida ranchers will receive $4.2 million as a settlement in a phantom cattle scheme the FBI is calling the largest cattle fraud in U.
Crawford County, Pa.: Woman sentenced for animal cruelty
SALEM, Ohio - A Crawford County, Pa., woman charged with animal cruelty when state police found 29 dead or dying Holstein cattle at her farm earlier this year has been sentenced.
Another record year in Portage Co.
RANDOLPH, Ohio - Once again, the Portage County Fair's junior market livestock sale reached a new height, this time with a record $251,755 receipt total.
Hameau Farm
BELLEVILLE, Pa. - A humid haze blankets Kishacoquillas Valley and almost hides the Appalachian Mountains.
Energy costs impact ag production
Expert says to watch anhydrous prices this fall and lock them when
Like other sectors of the U.S. economy, agriculture has also kept a weary eye on energy prices.
Farmland values pushing higher
WASHINGTON - Farm real estate values, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $1,360 per acre on Jan.
Fish diseases, diagnostics workshop set
MILLERSBURG, Ohio - According to Dean Slates, Holmes County Extension Educator, as more and more people get interested and involved in an aquaculture enterprise, they soon learn that fish and other aquatic creatures get sick (just as other livestock do) and there are few experts and resource people who specialize in fish diseases.
