Construction to start on ethanol plant
MAUMEE, Ohio - The Andersons Inc. will immediately begin construction on the largest, dry-mill ethanol plant east of the Mississippi River in Clymers, Ind.
All in the family
NEWCOMERSTOWN, Ohio - Farming has its way of taking hold of lives, of families, of generations. For Jerry Lahmers' family in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, that hold is particularly tight.
Corn after corn a continuous challenge for growers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Conventional wisdom suggests a corn crop be rotated with another crop. Some farmers are disregarding that sage advice and producing high yields by growing corn in the same field year after year.
Proposed changes to Pennsylvania’s vocational education cause concern
SALEM, Ohio - Ag educators in Pennsylvania are worried a new proposal could put the state's vo-ag programs in danger.
High prices to stay as cow herd grows
URBANA, Ill. - The cattle industry can expect another year of high prices, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
Tuscarawas County dairy farmers earn recognition for herd production
RAGERSVILLE, Ohio - Ridenour Farms and Putt Dairy Farms were recognized as the official top milk producing farms in Tuscarawas County at the county's annual dairy farmers banquet Feb.
Take steps to keep soybean disease at arm’s length
COLUMBUS - Asian soybean rust didn't show up in Ohio or Indiana in 2005, but a lot of other soybean diseases did.
Past makes present burn brighter
The dairyman stormed into the local paper and demanded to speak to the editor. His tone was "brusque, belligerent" and after he was directed to the appropriate spot, the "short oldish man with a rural turn to his speech, leaned the [butts] of his hands on the desk, stuck out a grizzled chin, and lit into the editor.
Precision feeding helps environment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Phosphorus and nitrogen-containing protein are well recognized as essential components to dairy cattle feed.
Will you shop or drop Wal-Mart?
COLUMBUS - Low prices draw hoards of customers to stores like Wal-Mart. But these falling prices often hit smaller, neighboring stores hard, knocking them out of the retail race. The impact makes winners of the superstore and its customers, and losers of smaller retailers, wholesalers and Wal-Mart workers.
