Ag economist says 2007 farm bill will differ from past legislation
COLUMBUS - The 2007 farm bill will be different from its predecessors, according to agricultural economist Carl Zulauf.
Farmers are the best conservationists we have
COLUMBUS - Education is agriculture's most powerful tool in helping the public understand farm practices and programs.
Kickin’ up dust
CARROLLTON, Ohio - Olivia Grimm is a queen, but not the kind who loafs around the palace eating ice cream and getting her toenails painted.
Ohio gives first-ever bioscience loan
SALEM, Ohio - Advanced Biological Marketing in Van Wert, Ohio, has received the first bioscience loan ever distributed by Ohio.
Food-grade beans can add to bottom line
SALEM, Ohio - Right about the time high-tech genetically modified soybeans became mainstream, the Schwartz brothers in Trumbull County decided to take a gamble with food-grade soybeans.
Harrison County ethanol facility breaks ground
CADIZ, Ohio - Armed with financing, land transfers and support, Harrison Ethanol LLC creators started the final steps to make their ethanol facility a reality.
Low-linolenic meansless fat, higher premiums
SALEM, Ohio
Man arrested in barn fire case
SALEM, Ohio - Dave Klingensmith was losing hope that anyone would ever be arrested for torching his Trumbull County dairy farm and killing his cattle last summer.
Cull your cows or you’ll pay the price
AMES, Iowa - As producers have watched their forecasted pay price for milk on the farm fall by nearly $2 from year-ago levels, a national dairy marketing group is urging farmers to take another step in their supply management efforts.
Farmers warned about taking on debt
MARSHALL, Mo. - Accelerating land prices, higher fuel and fertilizer costs and potential hikes in interest rates are some of reasons farmers are being cautioned to manage their farms more carefully than ever before.
