New software organizes breeding season in beef cattle herds
AMES, Iowa - Synchronizing the breeding season in beef cattle herds allows producers the opportunity to use artificial insemination (AI) with reduced labor.
Ohio leaders target puppy mills with bill
COLUMBUS - Seeking to protect Ohio's dogs from horrible abuse at the hands of irresponsible breeders who operate puppy mills, Ohio Sen.
Showdown highlights youth efforts
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. - The Northern Panhandle Stockman's Association of West Virginia held its annual Blue Gold Showdown Junior Show May 12.
Study compares corn to glycerin
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Biodiesel is in high demand. The byproduct of this alternative source of energy, glycerin, is next, according to an agriculture scientist at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Threatened sheep moving on up
MILO, Iowa - Recent USDA numbers show the inventory of breeding sheep is down. But one breed of sheep is showing a remarkable increase.
When the green grass grows, so does pasture laminitis
BLACKSBURG, Va. - With the grass now growing rapidly, some horses are in danger experiencing pasture-induced laminitis.
Shorthorn sale averages $1,360 each
DOVER, Ohio - The Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association recently held its spring sale at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds, Dover, Ohio.
House gets down to farm bill nitty-gritty
WASHINGTON - The House agriculture committee began subcommittee markups of the 2007 farm bill this week.
GOING UP
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio - 1961 The Berlin Crisis was escalating. Tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union were stretched thin and the threat of nuclear war loomed over the world.













