Ohio cattle and calf numbers are in
The number of cattle and calves in Ohio on Jan. 1 was estimated at 1.24 million head, unchanged from last year.
John Parker to receive Distinguished Ag Alumni Award
Eight OSU College of Agriculture alumni will receive the 2001 awards honoring their accomplishments at the Feb. 24 annual alumni luncheon.
Ohio’s swine industry free of pseudorabies
USDA's Animal and Plant Inspection Service designates Ohio as pseudorabies virus-free, certifying that every herd in Ohio is free of the virus.
Last man standing: Kamburoff farm succumbs to sprawl
The last remaining working farm in the city limits of Kent, Ohio, has been sold to a housing developer.
Pecking away at chicken bacterium
Ohio State researchers looking for answers to a major food-borne illness in the organism's most common host - chickens.
Ad campaign designed to jump start lamb demand
The American Lamb Council is hoping a new $1.8 million promotional campaign will bolster the sheep industry's sagging demand.
Sheep and lamb inventory released
The number of sheep and lambs on Ohio farms on Jan. 1 totaled 142,000 head. This number is 6 percent more than a year ago.
Cowmen hope economy keeps rolling
A slowdown in the general economy and media attention being given to mad cow disease are shadows hanging over the current favorable cattle market.
Sheep producers earn $20 million
U.S.D.A. reports Lamb Meat Adjustment Assistance payments at the 2001 American Sheep Industry Association annual convention.
Daughter gives father special Valentine
Angela Navis of Akron will be celebrating her Valentine birthday Feb. 14 by donating her kidney to her father, Harry Navis.
