Ohio packer becomes first to slaughter in Interstate Shipment program
R&C Packing, of Bidwell, becomes first to slaughter livestock in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.
Turn your livestock waste into valuable nutrients
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is partnering with the USDA, pork and dairy producers, and environmental and scientific experts to launch a competition to develop affordable technologies that recycle nutrients from livestock waste.
FDA finalizes produce safety rules
After years of planning, public comments and revision, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized the rules governing produce safety and the auditing of food imported into the U.S.
Operation Evergreen sends Ohio-grown Christmas trees to deployed soldiers
Some of the trees were grown at farms in Mahoning, Trumbull and Wayne counties.
Lower commodity prices temper farmland values
Farm states with concentrations in corn and soybeans experienced declines in cropland values.
West Virginia lifts poultry exhibit ban
West Virginia lifts poultry exhibit ban, but bird handlers should still be cautious.
Farm groups say TPP trade would boost ag
The deal includes a substantial reduction in beef tariffs, especially in countries like Japan, which the U.S. has long tried to increase trade.
Pursue a career in wine industry
In the fall of 2011, Kent State University in Ashtabula began offering two-year degrees in Enology and Viticulture. The program has graduated seven students with four more expected to graduate this December and the program has boasted an 100 percent placement rate.
Entrepreneur hopes to fill niche in custom meat business
Custom butcher shop hopes to fill a niche in the local food market.
Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 2
This week, Farm and Dairy reporter Kristy Seachrist shares the story of one western Pennsylvania man's custom butchering facility, the latest Marcellus and Utica shale news, what lower energy prices mean for farmers and consumers and the stories you may have missed last week.
