Taking a picture of the sheep industry
Charles Parker, executive director of the National Seed Stock Alliance, spoke to members of the Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association meeting at Smithville, Ohio.
Bullying and teasing rate as children’s biggest problems
Children aged 8 to 15 listed bullying and teasing as a higher concern than the pressure to have sex, AIDS, racism, or to try alcohol or drugs.
Pork producers may post 2001 profits
Kansas State University James Mintert expects cash hog prices in the benchmark Iowa-southern Minnesota market this year to average in the low $40s per hundredweight.
China association to hold convention
White Ironstone China Association's seventh national convention will be held May 3-6 in historic Worthington, Ohi
Scientists develop phosphorus index to control runoff
The index can be used to predict the risk of phosphorus runoff from pastures fertilized with animal manure or commercial fertilizers
Counselors attuned to school climate
Jean Peterson, coordinator of school counseling at the Purdue School of Education at West Lafayette, Ind., writes about the role that a school counselor can play in keeping peace within a school.
Secondary insects can be primary pests
Wireworm, white grub and seed corn maggot are known as secondary insects only because the total economic damage caused by them is low. In some cases, any one of those insects can become a field's primary pest.
EPA awards brownfields grants to Ohio communities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded four brownfields grants worth $2.8 million to Ohio communities: Columbus, Lockland, Mansfield and a joint grant to Cleveland and Lima.
Smithfield buys Moyer Packing
Smithfield Foods board, saying says processing earnings have doubled, votes to increase shares in anticipation of a stock split.
FCS plan offers more choices
The president and chief executive officer for Farm Credit Services of Mid-America writes to refute an Alan Guebert column.
