USDA: Science-based ag grads will be in demand
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A USDA report paints a rosy employment picture for college graduates in agricultural sciences and natural resources over the next five years.
Brown Swiss sales reach record high
WOOSTER, Ohio - The Snapshots of Springhill Starmark Sale in Wooster, Ohio, reached a new record sale average for consignment auctions in the Brown Swiss breed.
PROGRESS: Amish farms join to build agricultural markets
MOUNT EATON, Ohio - Forty years ago, 90 percent of the Amish and Mennonite families in Wayne and Holmes counties were engaged in agriculture.
PROGRESS: Selling land gave farmers chance to customize
APPLE CREEK, Ohio - Whether it is the breed of dairy cows or how they market their milk, Rob and Rachel Yoder have worked hard to find the right niche for their farm.
PROGRESS: Calculated risk
PARKMAN, Ohio - Kevin O'Reilly wrote his first farm business plan in high school.
The Geauga County teen wanted to borrow $200 from his father to start a sweet corn enterprise, but before his dad would hand over the money, Kevin had to calculate his input and labor costs, create a sales plan and identify potential risks.
PROGRESS: Life in the fast lane
SEBRING, Ohio - Bill Grammer never thought he'd be milking 500 cows.
The owner of one of Ohio's top Jersey herds never even took a dairy science class during his time at Ohio State.
PROGRESS: Cattleman’s handheld computer simplifies records
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - In the grassy fields behind Marwood and Cindy Hallett's Knox County ranch, 30 head of crossbred cattle and calves graze.
Making the most of their milk
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio - To be prosperous in the dairy industry since 1867 means the Scheiderer family must be doing things right.
PROGRESS: Garlic packs a strong profitability punch
SALEM, Ohio - Curried coconut shrimp, teriyaki steak wraps and stuffed portobello mushrooms. What's similar? They all call for garlic, and as more cooks are adding it to their recipes, more farmers are adding it to their fields.
PROGRESS: Growing sweet and slow
SUGARCREEK, Ohio - Generation by generation, cow by cow, barn by barn, the Deetz family farm has morphed into a sprawling, successful operation in Ohio's dairy corridor.
