Ohio hogs with TB found in W.Va.
SALEM, Ohio - Four West Virginia farms are quarantined after importing Ohio hogs with a strain of tuberculosis.
Barn conference includes tour of Trumbull County farmsteads
BURBANK, Ohio - The seventh annual Friends of Ohio Barns conference is April 7-9 at the Holiday Inn Metroplex in Girard.
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.
Global demand produces gas pains
COLUMBUS - Strong global demand, rather than a shortage of supply stateside, is the driving force behind the high cost of gasoline, said an Ohio State University Extension economist.
Ohio poultry group honors leaders
COLUMBUS - A Darke County egg producer, a top executive for Ohio's largest turkey producer, a leading expert on avian influenza and Ohio's state veterinarian are recipients of the Ohio Poultry Association's highest awards for 2006.
Ohio’s first agricultural security area is in effect
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Using Ohio's newest farmland preservation tool, the Lomer Von Seggern and Thomas and Laurie Von Seggern families have made history by creating the first agricultural security area in the state.
Washington farm fined as E. coli source
OLYMPIA, Wash. - After completing an investigation of Dee Creek Farm of Woodland, the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced March 23 it would assess a civil penalty of $8,000 against the unlicensed dairy operation.
Wayne County dairy producers honored
WOOSTER, Ohio - Wayne County dairy producers were recognized for their accomplishments during the 2006 Wayne County dairy banquet at Memories Party Center.
Farming the Promised Land
(Note: Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell recently traveled with an Ohio agricultural trade mission to Israel.
