$160 million phantom cattle scheme involves Midwest victims
Defendants' records indicate they had 344,000 head of cattle but it was really less than 17,000 head.
Ag engineering program made top 10
Ohio State's undergraduate ag engineering program is among the nation's best.
District 3 Holstein sale averages $1,655
Kibler Dairy Farm, Warren, Ohio, paid $3,150 for the top-selling cow, consigned by Charles W. Smith and family of Sardis, Ohio.
Fall-applied nitrogen at risk for N loss
Ohio State found average corn yields were about 5 percent higher from spring-applied anhydrous compared to fall-applied nitrogen.
Government is major barrier to adopting sustainable ag
Government policy ranks as one of the top challenges facing farmers who are trying to adopt alternative production systems.
Growers’ congress combines marketing and production sessions
The Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress will be staged Jan. 21-23 in Toledo.
Strip tillage gaining ground, yields
Strip tillage lets the soil to warm up faster and dry out sooner in the intended row zone.
Buckeye Egg barns start closing Nov. 20
The newest closure schedule orders Buckeye Egg to begin depopulation Nov. 20.
Illinois horsemen pass equine checkoff
Illinois horsemen voted in a statewide referendum to implement an equine checkoff, the first of its kind in the United States.
Junior fair sales total nearly $5 million
Sale totals for market livestock sales at county fairs covered in Farm and Dairy topped $5 million this year.
