USDA: Another cow may have BSE
SALEM, Ohio - The USDA has identified another cow that may have mad cow disease.
USDA Chief Veterinarian John Clifford said his lab had received nondefinitive test results July 26 from an animal sampled as part of the voluntary enhanced BSE surveillance program.
Energy plan gets ag support
SALEM, Ohio - A new energy package is one signature away from more than doubling the country's use of renewable fuels, such as biodiesel and ethanol.
Life lessons
WOOSTER, Ohio - Twelve-year-old Kassi Krebs stands patiently in line, her hands on her hips.
As she waits, cars roll into the Wayne County Fairgrounds and young people pile out.
Local 4-H’ers help military youth deal with separation from parents
COLUMBUS - Leaving children behind is especially difficult for families of National Guard and Reserve members.
Summit County Fair — New name dominates sale
TALLMADGE, Ohio - Familiar names filled the winners' circle at this year's Summit County Fair junior livestock sale: Alisa Shenigo, Seth Hendrickson, Carlena Helms.
The Train Gang
OHIO Wagon Train, with its 23 pioneer wagons and 50 horse-riding scouts, rumbled into Randolph, Ohio, the last week of July for its annual event.
Beef prices will drop for both farmer and consumer as Canadian cattle arrive
URBANA, Ill. - The party is over for U.S. beef producers.
With the Canadian border opened to live beef cattle, more cattle in the feedlot pipelines, and more heifers saved back to increase the size of the brood cow herd, "some would say the party is over for high cattle prices," said Purdue University Extension marketing specialist Chris Hurt said.
Emerald ash borer found in Delaware Co.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The emerald ash borer, a destructive exotic insect from Asia, was found in an ash tree south of Delaware in Delaware County, Ohio.
Lehman tops Pa. Holstein show
MEADVILLE, Pa. -
Nearly 75 percent believe beef checkoff caused positive growth
DENVER - Beef producers continue to voice support for the national beef checkoff program, according to a recently completed independent survey.
