ODA watches county fair sales
SALEM, Ohio - Keep an eye on livestock projects. That's the warning issued recently to three county fair boards by the Ohio Department of Agriculture after livestock projects exhibited at the fairs reportedly didn't end up at the slaughterhouse, breaking state rules.
Conservation efforts get a thumbs up
BARNESVILLE, Ohio - Art and Sandy Monahan have earned the 2007 Conservation Farm Family award from the Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District.
Meetings address dairy labeling
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The first Ohio Dairy Labeling Advisory Committee will meet from 1-4:30 p.m. Dec.
Called to conserve
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio - Ken and Dorothy Stitzlein want to be certain of one thing in life. They want to know their farm will be around long after they're gone.
Dairy labeling, rbST take center stage in Ohio, Pa.
SALEM, Ohio - RbST-free. It's just a small, eight-letter phrase, but it's a topic that's getting big attention.
County fair statistics prove it: Fair season a smashing success
SALEM, Ohio - Another season jam-packed with county fair coverage has come to an end in Farm and Dairy.
Farm bill stalled in Senate
SALEM, Ohio - Specifics of a new farm bill may drag into the new year, after Senate members left the legislation lifeless and went home for Thanksgiving recess Nov.
By the numbers: County fair winners
Top Five Counties - Total
Stark - $510,320.70
Wayne - $476,229.20
Tuscarawas - $418,081.85
Knox - $374,783.47
Holmes - $355,071.
Does it pay to creep feed beef calves?
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Creep feeding is defined as the feeding of concentrates to suckling calves to supplement their mothers' milk.













