Ashtabula County honors top dairies
JEFFERSON, Ohio - The 57th annual Ashtabula County dairy banquet was held March 10 with 175 people attending at the Williamsfield Community Center.
Bush signs pact with Brazil to push biofuel production in both countries
WASHINGTON - The United States and Brazil have announced a new partnership to boost research on and production of ethanol and other alternative fuels.
Court rules in favor of patent rights for Pioneer
DES MOINES, Iowa - DuPont recently announced that its subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Daffodil dairy sale the biggest ever
CARROLLTON, Ohio - One of the longest-running purebred dairy cattle sales in the country will take place in Carroll County for the 33rd annual Daffodil Dairy Sale March 27.
Freyermuth posthumously honored with Holstein Association award
COCHRANTON, Pa. - Robert Freyermuth of Cochranton, Pa., was posthumously honored with the Pennsylvania Holstein Association's Pioneer Memorial Award.
Injunction limits March alfalfa planting
ST. LOUIS - Monsanto Company said recently it is disappointed that a preliminary injunction will affect the plans of many farmers who want to use Roundup Ready alfalfa in their forage operations.
‘Pants in action’: Buyers love Arborwear clothing
NEWBURY, Ohio - Arborwear founder Paul Taylor may think he's not designing his clothing to be a fashion statement, but he has developed a loyal and vocal following.
Salatin to share insight at seminar in Pittsfield, Pa.
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. - Join Joel Salatin, nationally-known sustainable agriculture speaker, for a seminar March 24 at the 4-H center at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Pittsfield, Pa.
Farmers: Look, listen and then talk
By now you've read or heard about the Wayne County hog farm accused of mistreating its animals. Accused. Not convicted, not jailed, not hung...
Which came first, resistance or egg?
ATHENS, Ga. - A surprising finding by a team of University of Georgia scientists suggests that curbing the use of antibiotics on poultry farms will do little - if anything - to reduce rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have the potential to threaten human health.
