Farm spending up 5 percent in 2004
WASHINGTON - According to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Farm Production Expenditures report, agricultural producers spent $210.
Farmers favored in ag security district case
CAMP HILL, Pa. - The Pa. Commonwealth Court has issued a ruling upholding a Chester County Court decision allowing the inclusion of a farm in an Agricultural Security Area.
Former Steeler all-star gives horse demonstration
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Former Pittsburgh Steelers all-star defensive back Mel Blount will give a cutting horse demonstration Aug.
From raisins to rations: Tracking food will never be the same
CHICAGO - From small California vineyards to battleground trenches in Iraq, and in the mass-market realm of Wal-Mart's top suppliers, radio frequency identification technology is taking root.
Ohio youth excels at Hereford expo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hereford steers came from near and far to compete in the sixth annual Junior National Hereford Expo in Milwaukee, Wis.
Show names top Pa. Angus breeders
HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Exhibitors led 112 entries at the 2005 Pennsylvania Angus Breeders' Show July 7-9 in Huntingdon, Pa.
Summer Farm Tour Series: Visit organic dairy farm Aug. 6
COLUMBUS - The annual Farm Tour Series is intended to foster sustainable food systems in Ohio.
The 2005 series offers farmers and the general public a unique opportunity to visit a wide range of organic and sustainable farming operations throughout Ohio.
Free traders rally enough votes for CAFTA to pass
SALEM, Ohio - It was a close one.
Pundits couldn't decide with any conviction which way the House would vote on the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA.
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.
