ODA eases import curbs on bovine TB
The Ohio Department of Agriculture rule has been amended to allow herds that have tested negative for tuberculosis within 12 months to enter the state. The original rule required herds to be free of the disease within six months prior to entry.
Ohio OKs money to buy Beaver Creek easements
Little Beaver Creek Nature Preserve will buy 1,350 acreas in Columbiana County.
Ohio soybeans are dry, but crop could recover
Seventy percent of the soybean crop has bloomed and 20 percent of the plants are setting pods. With timely rain the poor condition of the crop could recover.
Pa. feeder calf pool auction ups prices for small producers
Calves consigned to the pool are vaccinated, weaned, wormed, and graded. They are then sorted into lots, and sold in late September. Consignment forms are due.
Havana bound
Farm and Dairy Publisher Scot Darling reports on ths recent trip to Cuba with a group of media sponsored by the Inland Press Association.
Piccolo pain: The perils of band life
There are about 25-30 common injuries that can occur to members of a marching band, and one of the most dangerous instruments to play is the piccolo.
Baseball and grilling beef issues
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the many sides of limited vision, whether it be in athletes or in cattlemen.
Religion may lower blood pressure
Even when controlling for variables such as age and body mass index - two risk factors for high blood pressure - among African-Americans, those reporting higher levels of religious coping had lower blood pressure.
Farm bill proposal retains flexibility
A draft farm bill proposal by the U.S. House of Representatives retains a mix of popular features from the current farm bill, brings back features from the previous farm bill, and adds counter-cyclical payments to help farmers in times of low commodity prices.
Government intervention gets failing grade
A reader comments on the Bush education policy that threatens new orgies of spending, legislating, centralizing, and reforming.
