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.
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.
Ohio corn stocks down from one year ago
EYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Ohio corn stocks in all positions Dec. 1, 2005, totaled 403.9 million bushels, 4 percent below the 422 million bushels stored Dec.
Steer sets sale of champions record
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Sale Arena in the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex erupted in applause Jan. 10, as Hoss's Steak and Sea House walked away with the grand champion steer for the record-setting $28,500.
Farm Bureau president says farmers must speak up before others do
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - America's farmers and ranchers have an obligation to provide input on farm program changes before outside forces do it for them, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said during his address at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 87th annual meeting in Nashville, where about 6,500 Farm Bureau members gathered.
Pork producers hope for ‘three-peat’
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - If hog producers enjoy a third consecutive year of profit as projected, accumulated earnings are going to be large enough to encourage further expansion.
