Crawford County, Pa.: Woman sentenced for animal cruelty
SALEM, Ohio - A Crawford County, Pa., woman charged with animal cruelty when state police found 29 dead or dying Holstein cattle at her farm earlier this year has been sentenced.
Another record year in Portage Co.
RANDOLPH, Ohio - Once again, the Portage County Fair's junior market livestock sale reached a new height, this time with a record $251,755 receipt total.
Hameau Farm
BELLEVILLE, Pa. - A humid haze blankets Kishacoquillas Valley and almost hides the Appalachian Mountains.
Energy costs impact ag production
Expert says to watch anhydrous prices this fall and lock them when
Like other sectors of the U.S. economy, agriculture has also kept a weary eye on energy prices.
Farmland values pushing higher
WASHINGTON - Farm real estate values, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $1,360 per acre on Jan.
Fish diseases, diagnostics workshop set
MILLERSBURG, Ohio - According to Dean Slates, Holmes County Extension Educator, as more and more people get interested and involved in an aquaculture enterprise, they soon learn that fish and other aquatic creatures get sick (just as other livestock do) and there are few experts and resource people who specialize in fish diseases.
Clarion Co. Fair sale totals are up
CLARION, Pa. - The Clarion County Fair 4-H livestock auction held July 30 totaled at $58,242.50, up substantially from last year's total of $48,871.
Do you want to early wean calves?
FARGO, N.D. - Midsummer means the calves should be maximizing gain at 20 to 30 pounds per week.
Recent seasonal rains have made the cows walking milk machines, which should continue as long as there is adequate forage quantity and quality.
Florida Cattlemen’s Association assessing damage in wake of Charley
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Sixth-three percent of Florida ranches, stocked with approximately 1.2 million head of beef cattle, were significantly damaged by Hurricane Charley, according to estimates of the Florida Cattlemen's Association.
Locust invasion threatens agriculture
KAEDI, Mauritania - As swarm after swarm of desert locusts - some of them up 40 kilometers long and containing billions of insects - arrive in the agricultural south of this West African country, farmers, herders and government alike say that without outside help the region's population is facing catastrophe.
