Sign-up ends for ewe lamb program
COLUMBUS - Sign-up for the Ewe Lamb Replacement and Retention Payment Program ends Jan. 13.
USDA moves to reopen Canadian border to cattle
WASHINGTON - After extensive risk reviews, USDA is moving to allow imports of live feeder cattle under 30 months of age from Canada and other regions with effective bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) prevention and detection measures.
Fair board disqualifies Turner’s lamb
SALEM, Ohio - Following recommendations from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the Trumbull County fair board disqualified the 2004 fair's reserve champion market lamb.
Made from scratch: Family builds farms from the ground up
NEW SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The barn is gone. The fence wire was unstapled long ago and posts pulled from their roots.
Open border likely to push U.S. prices lower
WASHINGTON - USDA officials say the border's opening may cause a decline in cattle and beef prices.
USDA chief economist Keith Collins estimates the United States will import 2 million head of cattle in the 12 months following the resumption of trade.
Animal ID meetings planned across Ohio
COLUMBUS -
Heart of America grazing conference scheduled to be held in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, Ohio -
Here are recommendations for starter phosphorus, potassium
COLUMBUS - With potassium availability low in some areas and prices high all across the state, producers may be inclined to apply more fertilizer material this winter into early spring.
Organic is a sustainability winner
BELTSVILLE, Md. - An organic crop rotation is at least as sustainable as no-till farming or chisel tillage in terms of nitrogen loss and corn yields, according to an Agricultural Research Service study.
U.S. wins case ovear geographic food names
WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick announced that the United States had prevailed in its World Trade Organization case against the European Union regarding geographic food names known as "geographical indications.
