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.
Bayou Rebuilders
WHILE the first few weeks were fascinating and heartbreaking and every TV in America was tuned to hurricane coverage last fall, the public soon lost interest.
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.
Dairy tool examines your farm
MERCER, Pa. - Penn State's Mark Douglass stood in a room full of farmers and told them each how much money they're losing every year.
Many honored at county dairy banquet
JEFFERSON, Ohio - One-hundred seventy five people attended the 56th annual Ashtabula County Dairy Banquet March 11 at the Williamsfield Community Center in Williamsfield, Ohio.
Livestock dealer’s registration suspended
WASHINGTON - Livestock dealer Richard Garver of Wooster, Ohio, was suspended as a registrant under the Packers and Stockyards Act, according to information recently released this month by the USDA's
Our readers reach out to Gulf Coast
SALEM, Ohio - Farm and Dairy readers sure know how to make a difference.
In a March 2 article, Ohio offers hand to Gulf Coast farmers, cattleman Duane Plessinger asked for help in his efforts to donate and deliver hay to Gulf Coast farmers still struggling to make ends meet months after hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
BSE confirmed in Alabama
SALEM, Ohio - An Alabama cow tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy last week, marking the third confirmed case in the U.
He gets the cash crops with paid labor
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - After 30 years of farming vegetables and fruits, Jim Crawford has developed a system of labor that works well for his 95-acre, certified organic vegetable farm.
Farming the Promised Land
(Note: Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell recently traveled with an Ohio agricultural trade mission to Israel.













