Crossbreeding for traits = profits
Choice of breeds to be used in the cross depend on several factors, including the resources of the operation (the optimum level of milk production they can support) and the marketing program for the calf crop (specifically the targeted carcass merit endpoint).
Holstein Invitational winners released
Grand champion female at the District II Open Invitational Holstein Show at Tiscarawas Cpimtu Fairgrounds was the 5-year-old, Shaland Integrity Mallory, sired by Robthom Integrity, and exhibited by Hycrest Farms, Floyd Casper and family, Carrollton, Ohio.
Round up some fun at Rafter M. Rodeo
What once seemed to be the tradition of rugged Texans and cowboys of the wild west, the lure of rodeo is attracting more and more fans each year. That "cowboy way" is alive and well in Belmont County, Ohio.
Zoar Village to demonstrate how life used to be
Costumed volunteer interpreters will be stationed in each of the village's 10 museum buildings July 7-8, to give visitors a glimpse of daily life in this former religious communal society.
Chairman’s proposal turned down: Ag Committee OKs $5.5 billion aid
Stenholm-Boehner substitute amendment squeaks by the House Agriculture Committee on a 24-23 vote.
Hartville farm gives easement to nature center
Thomas and Margaret Raff Hague of Canton have donated the development rights from their 100-acre farm in Lake Township to The Wilderness Center in Wilmot, Ohio.
Dargate Galleries: Auctioning off the auction
Dargate Auction Galleries of Pittsburgh is going on its own auction block Sept. 7 as Larry and Carol Farley auction off their contollling interest in the gallery.
Gypsy moths moving closer to oak groves
This year 43 of Ohio's 88 counties are under quarantine, which means they are infested and all nursery stock and timber must be inspected before exported out of those counties.
Muskingum River navigation system named a civil engineering landmark
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources operates and maintains the river's 150-year-old system of 10 hand-operated locks and dams - the oldest of its kind in the country.
What qualifies as a family farm?
Guest commentator Richard Levins, professor and extension agricultural economist at the University of Minnesota and a senior fellow with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, writes about the critical definition of "family" farms.
