Farm City Banquet honors Butler Countians
BUTLER, Pa. - The annual Farm City Banquet was recently held at the Butler County Community College.
Hog prices drastically lower this fall
URBANA, Ill. - Increased supplies do not seem to be the cause of weaker hog prices, which reached lows for the year during Thanksgiving week and averaged the lowest prices in November of the past 22 months, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
If it says ‘Angus,’ is it really Angus?
WASHINGTON - The USDA has approved ViaGen's DNA verified beef program, AnguSure, which uses genetic testing to verify the genetic heritage of animals sold as "Angus.
Ohio bioenergy project gets federal funds
WOOSTER, Ohio - An Ohio State University project aimed at generating clean energy from farming and food-processing wastes has received $1.
Publisher announces subscription increase
SALEM, Ohio - The subscription rate to Farm and Dairy will increase Jan. 1, 2006. The current one-year subscription rate of $28 will increase to $31, and a two-year subscription will increase to $53 from the current price of $48.
Soybean crop may reach record yield
COLUMBUS - Despite varied rainfall and high insect populations, Ohio's soybean crop may be headed for a record-breaking year in yields.
Myers, Wuebkers win state Farm Bureau contests
COLUMBUS - The winners of three Ohio Farm Bureau contests are rooted in eastern Ohio. Andrea Myers, former Farm and Dairy reporter and Mahoning County native, won the Excellence in Agriculture award.
Ohio Farm Bureau delegates say commercial tax has to go
COLUMBUS - Ohio Farm Bureau delegates weren't happy with the state board's support of the commercial activity tax, or CAT, and voiced that displeasure during the farm group's annual meeting Dec.
Ohio Farm Bureau honors ag leaders
COLUMBUS - Their careers took them around the world or took root close to home, but the life paths of John C.
Commissioners can’t fund Columbiana extension office
LISBON, Ohio - It may seem like the Aesop fable about the little shepherd boy crying "Wolf!," but Julie Herron, director of the Columbiana County office of OSU Extension, says it's not.
