National Jersey Heifer Sale breaks records
The American Jersey Cattle Association held the 61st National Heifer Sale in West Salem, Ohio, June 28, with the top selling calf bringing in $67,500.
OSU names associate dean in ag college
Gary Pierzynski has been named as the new associate dean for research and graduate education.
Harrison County junior livestock sale results
The Harrison County, Ohio, junior livestock sale was June 29, starting at 1 p.m. Nearly 500 lots were sold by 4-H and FFA members.
Senate passes its farm bill 86-11
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, on a strong bipartisan 86-11 vote June 28.
Ohio ag groups challenging Kasich’s water quality focus
A group of Ohio farm organizations is not happy with Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s public statements about placing restrictions on farming practices through executive order
US hog inventory up 3 percent
As of June 1, there were 73.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 3 percent from June 2017, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published June 28 by the USDA.
Photo gallery: 150th American Jersey Cattle Association annual meeting
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The home state of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) is welcoming Jersey breeders from across the U.S....
Jersey breeders honored, official portrait unveiled at annual Jersey meeting
Over 200 breeders and their families gathered at MAPS Air Museum in North Canton for the Presidents’ Reception and Jersey Breeders’ Banquet June 27.
Roundup of FFA news for June 28, 2018
United FFA officers spent their officer retreat June 20-21 at Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum in Carrollton.
Study says bats are mosquito devourers
A University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests that bats may indeed be effective exterminators of the aggravating warm-weather pests known as mosquitoes.
