Penn State runs tractors on straight biofuel
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A collaborative biofuel project is attracting worldwide attention and appears to have ramifications for the makers and users of all types of diesel-powered equipment.
Farm goal: Soft fibers and tender lambs
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Barry and Linda Singley or Bearlin Acres Farm opened their farm June 20 for a Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture field day.
Ohioan hopes to build a breed
SALEM, Ohio - Synergy is the best way to describe the strategy behind the fledgling National Association of Spotted Haflingers breeding program and registry.
Pa. goat farm targets ethnic market
NEWBURG, Pa. - After a few disappointments in other farm ventures, Sandra Miller and her partner, Ralph Jones, are developing a successful meat goat operation.
Sheep grazing tour in Wayne County
WOOSTER, Ohio - The Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council, in partnership with Ohio Sheep Improvement Association, will host a sheep grazing tour July 13 from 9 a.
Why do you love the fair?
There's nothing quite like a county fair and you gave us lots of reasons to look forward to the 2007 fair season.
Young cattlemen among the BEST
MARYSVILLE, Ohio - More than 400 people celebrated the 2006-2007 Ohio Cattlemen's Association BEST (Beef Exhibitor Show Total) program as it wrapped up June 9 with its annual awards banquet at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.
And they’re off!
CANFIELD, Ohio - The smell of fresh hay mingled with the humid early summer air as drivers hooked driving harnesses to their young horses in preparation of tackling the half-mile dirt track of the Canfield Fairgrounds.
Fair is foundation for many friendships
LISBON, Ohio - Water balloon fights, concerts, campground cookouts, roaming the midway in search of the perfect french fries (or the perfect date).
Ways to graze
(Editor's note: This story is the first in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.
