The bees are bouncing back
Elevated winter honeybee colony losses attributed to Colony Collapse Disorder have not resulted in declines in colony numbers, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service.
Ohioan tops KILE junior steer show
Layne Lassnick, of Painesville, Ohio, showed her 1,340-pound steer claimed top honors in the market steer show at the 2018 KILE.
Mercer County ag families honored for longtime service
Mercer County Farm Bureau honored two member couples for their longtime commitment to agriculture at its annual meeting Oct. 1 in Mercer, Pa.
Virtual field trips connect students to dairy farms
Teachers can bring the farm to the classroom with American Dairy Association North East’s two new virtual farm tours this fall.
Simmental and Angus win at 2018 KILE
Tim Schaeffer exhibited the supreme champion female, JBSF Plenty Foxy 12E. Doug and Donna Full showed the supreme champion bull, DVA Promise 730.
Sheep breeders compete at KILE
Supreme champion honors in the sheep show went to a Pennsylvania Tunis ram and a Wisconsin Hampshire ewe Oct. 6, during the KILE.
Ohio EPA to discuss brine injection wells
The Ohio EPA will hold a public meeting to discuss draft permits-to-operate for two Class I non-hazardous waste injection wells in Coshocton.
Dairy topic roundtables offered in Pennsylvania
Attend one of the Dairy Industry Producer Roundtable Meetings this October in Myerstown, Carlisle, State College, Mansfield, Martinsburg and Grove City.
Draft horse teams pull to victory at Keystone
The Brown Brothers showed the champion heavyweight horse pulling team and Ben Stackhouse exhibited the champion lightweight horse pulling team at the KILE.
Roundup of FFA news for Oct. 11, 2018
Catch up on local FFA news from West Holmes FFA, Loudonville FFA, United FFA and Northwestern FFA chapters.
