Whopper spud unearthed
Ellis Hawkins of New Waterford, Ohio, uncovered a sweet potato that weighed 8 1/5 pounds.
Build your own ladybug trap for $10
A simple, easy-to-make ladybug trap may have people beating a path to Joe Kovach's Web site.
Winter grazing: Cut hay out of budget
Feeding hay costs more than twice as much per pound of gain or any other economic measurement.
Last remaining California condor chick found dead
The chick, laid and hatched in the wild, was the last of three to die since Oct. 4.
Ohio FFA’er Julie Tyson named national officer
Julie Tyson of Ashland, Ohio, was named eastern region vice president of the National FFA Organization.
MPC frustration growing among nation’s dairymen
Not since bST have three little letters so inflamed the dairy industry as MPC. With the current depressed market for milk, producers are wondering if MPC is to blame.
Ohio’s fall wild turkey harvest down from last year
Hunters harvested 2,145 wild turkeys during Ohio's seventh annual fall turkey gun hunting season.
NCBA listening to grassroots input
Beef producers airing their views at these meetings, being held across the country, are talking about meat packer concentration, oversupply, drought impacts, and are raising questions about trade, McDonald's and, of course, the mandatory $1-per-head beef checkoff.
Penn State Creamery generates legend, lore and fascinating ice cream facts
The senior citizen market sticks with traditional favorites, but has an unusually soft spot for bittersweet mint.
Animal sciences course earns national distinction from humane society
The award was presented Monday on campus by representatives of the society to Zartman, Glen Schmidt, J. Fred Stephens and Stephen Boyles.













