The icemen cometh
HOWARD, Ohio - Most of my Amish neighbors have icehouses constructed of 24-by-48 inch pieces of Styrofoam 16 feet long.
Farm Bureau blasts horse slaughter ban
WASHINGTON - Horse slaughter is an issue that cuts to the core of agriculture and it has farmers looking anxiously to their legislators for help.
Raw milk, value-added products are at the center of speaker’s farm vision
COLUMBUS - Weston A. Price Foundation President and Treasurer Sally Fallon gave the keynote speech and presented at several sessions during the
Thoughts from Washington
U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, on ... The 2007 farm bill: Better prices lately have meant less spending, so it's likely there will be less money to go around this time.
Take a bite out of bovine overeating
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Overeating doesn't do a dairy cow any more good than it does a human. In fact, the negative consequences could be greater when a bovine makes a pig of itself, said Tim Johnson, Purdue University Extension dairy nutrition specialist.
Looking for farm bill balance
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers writing the 2007 farm bill have about $30 billion worth of requests per year for funding from the commodities portion of the bill.
Pa. farmers take message to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON - The 2007 farm bill was at the top of the list of topics that more than 150 farmers from across Pennsylvania discussed with congressional representatives in Washington D.
Grazing annuals extends pasture life
SALEM, Ohio - Graziers willing to put in a little extra time can reap big benefits - and yields - by adding annuals to their grazing plans.
Anniversary of Ohio’s biggest earthquake
COLUMBUS - This week marks the 70th anniversary of the largest earthquake ever recorded in Ohio. In early March 1937, western Ohio experienced earthquakes that caused considerable damage in the Shelby County town of Anna, as well as surrounding communities, including Sidney and Wapakoneta.
Designed for dogs
AUBURN TOWNSHIP, Ohio - Around noon every day, things quiet down in one of the buildings on Munn Road in Auburn Township.













