Ohioans fly to top rankings with homing pigeons
Members of the new Winesburg Homing Pigeon Club performed well in the highly competitive Buckeye Combine, winning the 350 mile Great Black Mountain One Bird Derby, flown from Black Mountain, N.C., and the 300 mile Ohio SBMF Race, flown from Elizabethtown, Ky.
Pa. Farm Bureau re-elects Donaldson president
Crawford County man elected to Pa. Farm Bureau board during the annual meeting, where delegates also approved policies on a wide range of issues.
Pa. FB pushes S.B. 1413
Pa. farmers have helped push some of the most stringent environmental safeguards in the nation, but a few township officials are imposing their own version of regulations and limitations on agriculture.
Signup for livestock program ends Dec. 13
Milk producers in drought-designated counties can receive a federal payment of $31.50 per head in the USDA's Livestock Compensation Program that ends Dec. 13.
Stark Co. land trust offers grant help for landowners
The Stark County Land Trust is sponsoring a series of workshops to help farmers prepare applications for state farmland preservation easement grant program.
In the supermarket, thank a farmer
The biggest contribution agriculture makes to the U.S. economy and society isn't the availability or abundance of food in this country. Editor Susan Crowell would rather salute farmers across this country because they have put more dollars in your pocket.
What are those strange-looking horseshoes I see?
Cytek horseshoes are a new style of shoes coming from England.
Ag outlook: Farm bill support not as substantial as it may seem
Ohio State agricultural economists continue a statewide tour of agricultural policy and outlook meetings through mid-December.
Dairy outlook: It’s only a matter of time until price changes
Safety valve is to produce less or increase consumer demand, says Ohio State economist Cam Thraen.
Grain outlook: Hold on for the ride
Money will be in holding beans; spring corn price break expected.
