Plowing contest to celebrate 50th anniversary
WEST UNION, Ohio - The World Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests were held in Peebles, Ohio, in Adams County Sept.
Therapeutic horse class is dream come true
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The rhythm in a horse's gait is an exact match to a human's walk - that's why West Virginia University is offering a course this fall that will teach students how to use horses as therapy to help people with disabilities.
Farmland preservation in Ohio starts with CAUV, ag security areas
Editor's note: This is the second installment in our four-part look at Ohio's farmland preservation efforts.
Environment and economics: Making the case for farmland preservation
(Editor's note: This week, we begin a four-part look at Ohio's farmland preservation efforts.) Each year in the United States, more than 1 million acres of land are converted from agriculture to other uses - never to be reclaimed.
Bugle Ridge Farm taps into old and new markets
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - When cattle groups plan summer field days, it's usually to see a beef farm. After all, most producers are curious to see how other farmers manage their operations and they want to check out the herd.
Carroll County junior fair sale totals $165,658
CARROLLTON, Ohio - An auction is part marketing, part showmanship and part timing. But it's 100 percent entertainment, as the Carroll County Fair market livestock sale easily illustrated.
Royal White delight
(Editor's note: This story is the final installment in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.
Can’t break this habit
Carroll County Fair week wasn't all work for fair board member Dave Seck, as he got to play a little during Friday's tractor pull on his Farmall 806.
Columbiana County names trio to Agricultural Hall of Fame
LISBON, Ohio - Three individuals will be inducted into the Columbiana County Agricultural Hall of Fame on opening day of the Columbiana County Fair.
Court sides with livestock producers
WASHINGTON - The National Pork Producers Council recently applauded a federal court decision to dismiss challenges to the validity of air emissions agreements between the Environmental Protection Agency and livestock and poultry operations.
