2019 Lake County Fair sale totals $173,500
The Lake County Fair junior livestock sale totaled $173,500. There were 241 lots sold in total. Find the details here.
Columbiana Co. 4-H’er raises over $10,000 for friend at hog sale
Madison Cope, 14, a Columbiana Co. 4-H'er, donated over $10,000 in proceeds from her market hog to support her friend, Ella Golden, 14, who has PANDAS.
Do not pass go: Farmers, livestock sales and Facebook jail
Following a Facebook policy update in April, 2019, that banned private livestock sales, farmers have struggled with bans, deleted posts and Facebook jail.
Pa. dairy wants to help others find success in tough market
Vale Wood Farms is offering the a short course to teach farmers how to process and market their own farm products, just as their family has done since 1933.
National Cattlemen’s Foundation offers 2019-20 scholarship
The National Cattlemen’s Foundation is now accepting applications for the W.D. Farr Scholarships for the 2019-20 school year.
Tour delivers fresh Georgia peaches to Ohio
Steven and Jessica Rose of Nashville started The Peach Truck Tour to bring fresh Georgia peaches to homes across nine states, despite complicated logistics.
Ohio’s Sarah Lehner wins Maurice Core scholarship
The National Dairy Shrine recently announced that Sarah Lehner of Delaware, Ohio, won a $1,000 Maurice Core scholarship.
EPA discharge permits part of pollution problem
In a recent letter to the editor, a reader shares her thoughts on how the Ohio EPA's discharge permits affect pollution in local waterways.
Pilot program studies new way to treat manure
Stateler Family Farms is hosting a pilot project to study a manure treatment that separates solids and liquids and reduces phosphorus in liquid manure.
Roundup of 4-H news for Aug. 1, 2019
Catch up on local 4-H news from the Hicks & Hayseeds 4-H Club and the Mahoning County Junior Fair Board.
