Japan halts U.S. beef shipments after ‘failure’
SALEM, Ohio - Six weeks after Japan agreed to reopen its country to U.S. beef, those borders are closed again.
Pa. fruit growers take on industry
SALEM, Ohio - Pennsylvania's fruit growers face the same hurdles as other farmers across the country.
Canadian BSE case won’t stop U.S. trade
SALEM, Ohio - A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was found in a 6-year-old cow born and raised in Alberta, according to Canadian officials Jan.
Farmers not always loyal to local supply store
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A trip to the corner farm supply store still works for some, but more farmers are basing their seed, fertilizer and pesticide purchases on factors other than convenience.
Global temperature ninth warmest on record since 1880.
WASHINGTON - Funny thing about averages, they rarely paint a true picture. It's like standing with one foot in a bucket with boiling water and the other foot in a bucket of ice.
Egg farm denies cruelty charges
SALEM, Ohio - One of Pennsylvania's largest egg producers plans to plead not guilty to animal cruelty charges filed against it after an animal advocacy group allegedly documented chickens living in substandard conditions on the farm.
McDorman Farms named Commercial Cattleman of the Year
SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio - He remembers the exact day and time because it goes three, four, five. April 3, 1974, at 5 p.
Ohio farmstead cheese guild forming
SALEM, Ohio - In a world where mass production and corporate giants thrive, some Ohio businessmen and women are trying to preserve the traditional, small-scale production that makes their product unique.
Produce auction sets spring opening
SALEM, Ohio - Hauling produce an hour to sale wasn't cutting it. Amish farmers around Knox County were hiring drivers to take their berries and sweet corn to wholesale auctions across Ohio.
History indicates fuel prices will drop
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Gasoline and diesel prices are high and probably will remain so for several years. But give them time and pump prices will come down, said Ray Massey, a University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist.
