2004 beans and corn set new highs
WASHINGTON - Corn for grain production in 2004 is estimated at 11.8 billion bushels, up 17 percent from the 10.
BSE in goat confirmed in France
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.
Corn hybrid success subject to weather
COLUMBUS - Near-perfect growing conditions in 2004 has landed another year of exceptional results for corn hybrids evaluated in the Ohio State University
ODA equine disease discovery awaits patent
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - It began shortly after the new year in 2003 and by March, more than a dozen horses at the University of Findlay stables were dead.
Ohio, Pa. auctioneers honor peers
COLUMBUS - The Ohio and Pennsylvania auctioneers' associations recently held their state annual meetings in Columbus and Hershey, Pa.
Husband and wife win auctioneer contest
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A husband and wife team won the two highest honors in the Pennsylvania Auctioneer Association Bid Callers Contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Official scorers say Ohio deer sets state record
COLUMBUS - A white-tailed deer killed last fall in Warren County is an Ohio record, and if approved by national scoring organizations, will also rank among the top 10 all-time largest "typical" deer in the world, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
Ohioans shine in national ag contests
COLUMBUS - All three Ohio Farm Bureau Federation young farmer contestants reached the finals in their competitions during the American Farm Bureau annual meeting in Charlotte, N.
Program helps gear manure haulers to become environmental managers
MARYSVILLE, Ohio - Some people look at a large livestock farm's manure storage pond and just see waste.













