OSU plans calf and heifer workshops
Two winter workshops in northeastern Ohio will feature a Cornell expert on calf and heifer management.
Pa. deadline nearing for livestock farm permits
A second CAFO permit application deadline is approaching through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Debby Boone school of public policy
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on coming to terms with the feels right approach to budgeting and reaching the day of economic reckoning.
Paying less costs more with credit card
Extension consumer scientist warns consumers that while credit cards are convenient tools, many people don't realize that their repayment habits greatly influence how much it costs them to use credit.
Deere jumps at opportunity to train dealership managers, equipment techs
A career, not just a job: Like plumbers and electricians, there will always be a need for farm equipment repair technicians.
President Bush given 4-H award as part of centennial celebration
He received 4-H's highest honor in a White House ceremony with USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman, a former 4-H'er, in attendance.
Genetics, preventative medicine are the beef of cattle operation success
Beef producers shouldn't rely totally on EPD charts to make sound breeding decisions.
Scientists find anticancer agent of vitamin C
A food scientist at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY., and his Korean colleagues have found that vitamin C blocks the carcinogenic effects of hydrogen peroxide on intercellular communication.
Ohio cattlemen celebrate 50 years
Pickaway County beef producer Mel Earich received the Ohio Cattlemen's Association's Industry Excellence Award during the group's 50th annual meeting Jan. 19 in Dublin, Ohio.
USDA offers CRP contract extensions
Conservation Reserve Program contracts expiring this year may be extended for another year.
