Georgia man ships pest along with bees
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Bees shipped to Ohio from B. J. Weeks of Ballground, Ga., were discovered to be infested with small hive beetle, a pest of honey bee colonies that destroys hives and makes honey putrid.
Hog swap: Family waives right to hearing
SALEM, Ohio - The Williams County junior fair's 2004 champion hog - a gilt with the potential to produce more award-winning pigs -
Nurseries take lead in environmental stewardship
COLUMBUS - Housing development looms just on the other side of the fences of Acorn Farms, a 24-year-old wholesale container nursery in Galena, Ohio.
Ag security areas preserve farmland
SALEM, Ohio - State Rep. Tony Core, who's also a Logan County farmer, thinks many farmers' situations might be a lot like his.
Small swine breeders should vaccinate
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Commercial swine producers are not the only producers who should be concerned with diseases entering their herds.
Borovich Farm earns SWCD award
BARNESVILLE, Ohio - Stanley and Lorena Borovich of St. Clairsville recently received the Belmont Soil & Water Conservation District's 2005 Conservation Farmer Award.
Supreme Court upholds checkoff
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling May 23 determined the beef checkoff is not unconstitutional.
Sheep handling facilities make work easier on the flock and shepherd
Within the past 10 years a great interest in sheep handling facilities has developed in this country.
