Mixing it up: dairies diversify for success
Diversification is key for some dairy farms. That's the case for Pleasant Lane Farms in Latrobe, Pa., and Baker's Golden Dairy, in New Waterford, Ohio.
Go big or go out: the reality of milking 1,200 cows
Just because your dairy farm is bigger, doesn't mean survival is easier. But it's doable. At least it has been for Andreas Farms Inc, in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Tough times to give market advice
Marlin Clark offers grain market insight following the release of the January USDA Inventory reports and the signing of the Phase One China Trade Agreement.
How to minimize salt damage to plants
Learn what type of damage to look for and how to minimize damage to plants caused by rock salt used as a deicer.
GROWMARK announces agricultural scholarship program
The GROWMARK Foundation is offering a $1,500 scholarship program for students pursuing degrees or trade school certification in an ag-related field.
Oil and gas scholarships available to Ohio students
The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program is once again accepting first-time and renewal applications for their 2020 scholarships through March 1, 2020.
Trump thanks farmers for support through trade war
President Donald Trump thanked farmers for support through the trade war as he promoted new trade deals at the American Farm Bureau's convention Jan. 19.
Hemp moves forward in Ohio
Ohio farmers are still on track to start planting hemp this spring after the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review approved the state’s hemp rules Jan. 16. The Ohio Department of Agriculture can now file the rules in their final form. The ODA expects the rules to take effect at the end of the month.
Grain handling company fined $292K
A federal agency fined The Andersons Inc., an Ohio-based grain handling company, over alleged safety violations that led to the deaths of two employees last year.
Dairy industry takes care of itself in Ohio
How do you help your industry when you don’t have millions of state dollars at your disposal? You get creative. That's what groups in Ohio are doing.
