Meat processors face uphill battle to meet demand
While it may not be pretty, meat processing is arguably the most important part of the whole local food system.
PSU Extension Butcher School fills gap in workforce training
Labor shortages is a big issue butchers run into when trying to expand or even just run their businesses. Penn State Extension is trying to fix that.
Types of inspection for meat processors
Here are the four basic types of inspection a meat or poultry plant can operate under and what that means to you.
Roundup of FFA news for Oct. 15, 2020
Catch up on local FFA news from Fayetteville FFA, Warren FFA, Utica FFA, West Holmes FFA and Northwestern FFA.
A 30-year investment: New ODNR wildlife officers get on-the-ground training
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is continuing to train 12 new wildlife officers, who graduated from the pre-service training academy in August, with hands-on experiences.
EPA head visits Ohio Farm Bureau president’s dairy farm
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler toured Frank Burkett's farm Oct. 6 and held a press conference, where he touted the agency’s cooperation with farmers.
The changing face of Ohio agriculture discussed at Farm Science Review
A lot has changed in the last 20 years. Ohio has more broilers, hogs and female farm operators, but less farmland, fewer dairy farms and older farmers.
All ears: Ohio farmer heads up National Corn Growers Association
John Linder, a fifth-generation Ohio farmer, began his role as president of the National Corn Growers Association Oct. 1.
Ohio State professor to receive 2020 World Food Prize at Borlaug Dialogue
Rattan Lal will receive the 2020 World Food Prize Oct. 15, during the virtual Borlaug Dialogue, and will also be honored by Ohio State University.
2020 Barlow Independent Fair sale results
Find all the results for the 2020 Barlow Independent Fair junior livestock sale here.
