Rural youth borrow money, build dreams
Twelve-year-old Mark Riley from Ashtabula County used his first $5,000 USDA Farm Service Agency youth loan to buy four Holsteins.
Canadian wheat imports subsidized, dumped in U.S.
Imports of certain durum wheat and hard red spring wheat from Canada were subsidized and dumped on the U.S. market.
Wehr barn fire caused by lightning
A lightning strike ignited dry bales, which smoldered for at least five hours before igniting.
Web links biotech corn growers to elevators
A new Web site developed in cooperation with Purdue University helps producers find markets for transgenic grain.
Copeland: I’ve never seen weather like this
Ed Copeland, whose family has been official U.S. weather observers for 111 years, measured 5.01 inches of rain in August, nearly double his historical average of 2.83 inches.
Cancun talks? No time for Baywatch
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun and how the discussion will be much more serious than what to wear to the beach.
Country Living Field Day is a small farm ‘idea smorgasbord’
The whole event - commercial exhibits, educational displays, demonstrations and seminars - is geared toward the small farm.
West Nile Virus discovered in W.Va. horse
West Virginia Department of Agriculture Animal Health officials have discovered West Nile Virus in a Hancock County horse.
Wheat performances all over the board
Don't put your eggs all in one basket when it comes to choosing wheat varieties for next year's growing season.
Farm Science Review adapts to farm trends
Visitors to this year's event, Sept. 16-18, will see much more than conventional production agriculture products.
