Is correct way for livestock industry to grow
Mary Gibson of Louisville takes exception to a letter from the executive director of the Ohio Livestock Coalition published in the Nov. 19 Farm and Dairy.
Online booklet helps eliminate bad apples when preserving
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pennsylvania is the fourth-largest producer of apples in the U.S., and since many Pennsylvanians will be taking advantage of this...
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.
Food and dairy conference approaches
Food safety and food security will be a strong theme at this year's Food and Dairy Industries Conference, Feb. 20-21, at Dublin, Ohio.
Seminar to look at manure issues
CANFIELD, Ohio -
Ohioan wins 2009 National Conservation Legacy Award
WORTHINGTON, Ohio -- Ohio Soybean Association board member and soybean farmer from Marion County, John Buck, was announced as the national winner of the...
No farm bill in 2013, officials eye January for next action
Farm bill battle will continue into another year ... again.
Heat continuing to plague farmers, but for fewer days
Crop and livestock farmers in both states saw a wide range of effects from last week's heat wave, mostly negative.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 30, 2014:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — The West Holmes FFA chapter traveled to the Columbus Convention Center Jan. 15 for the nursery landscaping competition, in conjunction with...
Past makes present burn brighter
The dairyman stormed into the local paper and demanded to speak to the editor. His tone was "brusque, belligerent" and after he was directed to the appropriate spot, the "short oldish man with a rural turn to his speech, leaned the [butts] of his hands on the desk, stuck out a grizzled chin, and lit into the editor.
