Annual foliage tractor ride bigger each year
WARREN, Ohio - The Antique Tractor Club of Trumbull County, Ohio, went on its third annual Fall Foliage Tractor Ride Oct.
BEEF 509 helps producers target consumers
COLUMBUS - The dates have been set for the 2008 BEEF 509 program, which is held to raise the awareness level about the beef that is produced and the reasons why it sometimes misses its mark with consumers' palates and producers' pocketbooks.
Dairymen address ethical production
MADISON, Wis. - A producer-led coalition representing every facet of the dairy industry recently unveiled the
Delay fall alfalfa cuttings to replenish supplies
COLUMBUS - Ohio producers planning to harvest alfalfa this fall should make their final cuttings closer to the killing frost to ensure high-energy, rigorous stands next spring.
Efforts awarded by Jefferson SWCD
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio - The Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District celebrated its 64th annual meeting and banquet at St.
Emissions from ‘dirty’ energy down
WASHINGTON - The retail price of electricity increased by more than 9 percent in 2006, the largest increase since 1981.
Cows that work: Genetic priorities
WOOSTER, Ohio - Many beef producers struggle with priorities when it comes to genetic selection. One part of them knows the market rewards a focus on the end product.
Death by soybeans: Cattle fatalities caused by acute rumen acidosis
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Twelve cattle on a southern Indiana farm died of a condition called grain overload, which caused acute rumen acidosis, according preliminary findings of Purdue University veterinarians.
Farm ponds sources of water, danger
JACKSON, Miss. - In 2004, the No. 1 cause of accidental deaths on farms among Farm Bureau members in Mississippi was drowning in farm ponds.
Farm truck accidents can be avoided
FARGO, N.D. - Farm trucks are involved in accidents, on and off the road, every year, but the numbers go up at harvest time.













