Fair board disqualifies Turner’s lamb
SALEM, Ohio - Following recommendations from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the Trumbull County fair board disqualified the 2004 fair's reserve champion market lamb.
Made from scratch: Family builds farms from the ground up
NEW SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The barn is gone. The fence wire was unstapled long ago and posts pulled from their roots.
Heart of America grazing conference scheduled to be held in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, Ohio -
Here are recommendations for starter phosphorus, potassium
COLUMBUS - With potassium availability low in some areas and prices high all across the state, producers may be inclined to apply more fertilizer material this winter into early spring.
Organic is a sustainability winner
BELTSVILLE, Md. - An organic crop rotation is at least as sustainable as no-till farming or chisel tillage in terms of nitrogen loss and corn yields, according to an Agricultural Research Service study.
U.S. wins case ovear geographic food names
WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick announced that the United States had prevailed in its World Trade Organization case against the European Union regarding geographic food names known as "geographical indications.
ODA accuses Parrishes of hog switch; father, son may be kept from shows
SALEM, Ohio - Caprianna Parrish is off the hook, but things don't look as promising for her father and grandfather.
Turner’s Trumbull Co. lamb may be stripped of award
SALEM, Ohio - The state department of agriculture is making one thing clear: It doesn't matter what your last name is or how long you've been winning blue ribbons in the showring.
Expert offers rumensin guidelines
URBANA, Ill. - Proper use of the additive for dairy cows, monensin (commercially known as rumensin), should increase feed efficiency, improve protein status, and reduce bloat risk, said dairy specialist Mike Hutjens.
Iowa dairy farmer convicted in milk, manure dumping
WASHINGTON - Carl Simon, owner and operator of Simon Dairy in Farley, Iowa, was convicted on Dec. 2 in U.
