Three Stark County dairies among state’s best
HARTVILLE, Ohio - Three Stark County dairies attained "elite" status from the Ohio DHI Cooperative for achieving production levels in the state's top 5 percent.
Horners cut strawberries, focus on Stark Co. Angus operation
MASSILLON, Ohio - This spring will be the first in more than 75 years that the Horner family near Massillon isn't tending to a strawberry crop.
Watch what you pitch over the fence
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Some house plants and shrubs contain toxins in the leaves, stems or flowers and can be poisonous to pets and livestock.
CWD case sobering for national wildlife sector
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Scientists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences expected chronic wasting disease (CWD) to show up in deer in the Northeast eventually, but they didn't anticipate that it would appear on Pennsylvania's northern doorstep this spring after being discovered in a deer that was fed to 350 people.
4,500-cow dairy gets the OK
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio's largest proposed dairy, a 4,500-cow operation, is set to begin construction in western Ohio within the next two months.
Killing ornamental weeds takes a plan
COLUMBUS - Effective weed control in the garden or landscape involves more than just laying down mulch, applying herbicides, or using a combination of both methods.
Hope, challenge await cattle industry
VERNON, Texas -
Certifier gives brief look at organic rules
SALEM, Ohio - The rules for organic certification fill several booklets, but the gist of most of them is to treat the cows humanely, said organic certifier Stephen Sears.
Six Ohio counties eligible for farm flooding cleanup
COLUMBUS - Ohio's Farm Service Agency will begin issuing payments totaling $319,600 from Emergency Conservation Program funding.
Taiwan reopens market for U.S. beef products
WASHINGTON - Taiwan is lifting its ban on U.S. boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age effective April 16.
