Experts say bird flu can be averted
SALEM, Ohio - Some experts say the arrival of avian influenza in North America is inevitable; others feel many strains can be kept at bay.
Migrant farm help is critical
SALEM, Ohio - When harvest season rolls around at K.W. Zellers and Sons, it's a race against time to get the vegetables out of the field before they go bad.
Bioterrorism rules trickle down to hay
SALEM, Ohio - Commercial hay producers soon may be among the growing list of sectors keeping detailed records and zeroing in on bioterrorism.
Could be record year for bean acres
WASHINGTON - The high cost of fuel and fertilizer is pushing U.S. farmers to switch from corn to less input-intensive crops such as soybeans in 2006.
DFA reopens Michigan dairy plant
FAIRLAWN, Ohio - Dairy Farmers of America has re-opened the dairy processing plant in Adrian, Mich., previously owned by Diehl Inc.
Gehl discontinuing agricultural implement lines
WEST BEND, Wis. - Gehl Company has announced plans to discontinue the manufacturing and distribution of its agricultural implement product lines.
Get ready for weeds in early corn
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers switching to corn hybrids engineered to withstand Roundup-brand herbicide could be in for an early season shocker: weeds growing alongside their crop.
Mild winter increases Stewart’s wilt
WOOSTER, Ohio - Southern Ohio's corn crop may be facing a high risk of Stewart's wilt bacterial disease this growing season.
Error in MWCD assessment estimates
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - Churches and schools will see a reduction of slightly more than 50 percent in their estimated annual assessments after a clerical error was identified March 24 in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District's conservancy appraisal record.
Farm and Dairy named one of best in nation
DES PLAINES, Ill. - Farm and Dairy has been named one of the country's top nondaily newspapers. The paper placed third in the 2006 Nation's Best NonDaily Newspaper Competition sponsored by the Inland Press Association.
