Wednesday, June 17, 2026

COLUMBUS - The Ohio and Pennsylvania auctioneers' associations recently held their state annual meetings in Columbus and Hershey, Pa.

EAST ROCHESTER, Ohio - Mark Kohler, in fringed leather chaps and a crumpled felt cowboy hat, strides through his cowherd looking for the mommas with the biggest bellies.

SALEM, Ohio - Heavy use pads do what their name suggests: protect heavily used areas. They can reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and improve aesthetics around the farm.

KENSINGTON, Ohio - Last year at this time, horse trainer Sue Hines had two big problems. One was a slippery, smeary, muddy pasture.

SALEM, Ohio - Brand names are a powerful thing. Think Cadillac, Rolex, Godiva. Each exudes class, intrigue and glitz.

SALEM, Ohio - Farmers may not be gearing up for harvesting season, planting season or tilling season yet, but they are in the middle of "planning" season.

WASHINGTON - Corn for grain production in 2004 is estimated at 11.8 billion bushels, up 17 percent from the 10.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A panel of European scientists confirmed a suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a 2-year-old goat slaughtered in France in 2002.

COLUMBUS - Near-perfect growing conditions in 2004 has landed another year of exceptional results for corn hybrids evaluated in the Ohio State University

With two cases of mad cow in Canada in the last month and the U.S. ready to open the border, see what's on the minds of producers, packers, consumers and livestock haulers at Damascus Livestock Auction.