Sale total spikes again in Portage Co.
RANDOLPH, Ohio - Tierney Ruehr promised a record would be set, even before the steer sale began. In just her second year showing a steer, she took grand champion honors at this year's Portage County Fair, and she celebrated by contacting every person she could think of who might drop $8,000 to buy her Shorthorn.
Ashes, ashes, they all fall down?
COLUMBUS - What will happen to North American forests if emerald ash borer (EAB) spreads out of control? What types of wooded areas are most susceptible to this exotic killer of ash trees? These are some of the riddles Ohio State University researchers are trying to solve in a unique study of the borer's environmental impact.
Biofilters cut livestock odor dramatically
URBANA, Ill. - Biofilters can dramatically reduce odors coming from livestock operations, clearing the air between farmers and their urban neighbors.
Draft pick
JEFFERSON, Ohio - Dick Stasiak cried when his dad sold their family's draft horses. He was just a kid, but he had fallen in love with the majestic animals.
Even urban Cuyahoga County supports 4-H’ers
BEREA, Ohio -
Man spends $84,819 at Fayette County
Fair UNIONTOWN, Pa. - The 51st annual Fayette County Fair 4-H Market Livestock Auction in Uniontown, Pa.
Researchers study cattle eyes for a more accurate age verifier
MANHATTAN, Kan. - There is nothing cuter than the big brown eyes of a calf, but Kansas State University researchers are interested in Betsy's eyes for another reason.
Pa. sites within the Chesapeake Bay face stiffer water quality monitoring
HARRISBURG, Pa. - New monitoring requirements for significant sewage and industrial dischargers are part of Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy.
Supplement cows, heifers on pasture
BLACKSBURG, Va. - This year pasture for grazing has been extremely variable. May was very cool, followed by a very dry June.
Thousands of animal feeding operations sign up for EPA initiative
WASHINGTON - More than 2,000 animal feeding operations have signed agreements for the Environmental Protection Agency's air compliance initiative.
