Local stores can compete with Wal-Mart
PITTSBURGH - It's every local retailer's worst nightmare: a new mega-store is opening just up the street.
Dairy buyouts continue, increase
SALEM, Ohio - The dairy program that began in 2003 with promises to boost farmers' milk checks is working on its biggest year yet.
Mapping out the makeover
BOARDMAN, Ohio - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition raised more than a house for Boardman resident Jeff Novak and his three daughters. It built awe and amazement in those who swung by Arlene Avenue to watch about 2,000 subcontractors swarm on the home during construction.
Not just for looks
SALEM, Ohio - Picture it. A crystal bowl. Mounds of vibrant green, leafy lettuce. Red cherry tomatoes nestled inside.
Beef and dairy groups collaborate to develop private animal ID database
WASHINGTON - Livestock producers are supporting efforts to develop an animal movement database that will be coordinated in the private sector and serve as a key component of a national animal identification system.
Circle L, Maple Lane come home from KILE with Limousin banners
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Limousin breeders Mike McPhee and Ed Nicol make quite a team, even though their farms are in different states.
Pork exports hit records in 2004
DES MOINES, Iowa - Exports were a bright spot for U.S. hog producers in 2004, according to recently released data from the USDA.
Using current recommendations for nitrogen? You could be wasting money
WOOSTER, Ohio - Nitrogen application recommendations for Midwest farmers will soon be changing, mainly driven by a need to be more cost efficient as fertilizer prices continue to rise.
Youth recognized for generosity
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio - The community turned out to support the exhibitors in the Loudonville Livestock Club.
Salem community honors Wayne Darling
SALEM - Family members of the late Wayne T. Darling and directors of the Salem Community Foundation gathered at the Salem Community Center Oct.
