Pork board CEO Chris Hodges leaving after less than a year
The National Pork Board’s chief executive officer, Chris Hodges, who just joined the board in February, will leave his position effective Dec. 31.
Natural gas outlook: Consumers can expect to spend less on heating this winter
Warmer-than-average temperatures aren’t helping the price slump.
Pork and sauerkraut represent prosperity in Ohio
Ohio ranks eighth in the nation for swine production and 12th in the nation for cabbage production.
Pennsylvania lawmakers want state milk premium shown to producers
Lawmaker says Pennsylvania milk premium was intended for farmers, not milk marketers.
Belmont County leads Ohio in Utica shale permits issued
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reported 1,648 Utica shale wells have been drilled as of Nov. 28.
Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 6
This week, reporter Kristy Seachrist tells us about the WTO ruling on meat labeling rules, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's challenges and the winner of the Farm Bureau's Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award.
Seagoing cowboys: Ohioan returns to Poland 69 years after historic voyage
Between 1945 and 1947, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and the Brethren Relief Center of the Church of the Brethren organized approximately 360 shipments of livestock — mostly horses, heifers and mules — to war-torn countries.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Dec. 10, 2015
The Geauga Dairymen 4-H club meets.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 10, 2015
This week's roundup includes news from the Northwestern, Hillsdale, Zane Trace and Fort Frye FFA chapters.
US hop crop deemed a better crop than last year
Even with climatic challenges, most hops contracts are expected to be fulfilled by USA growers and merchants.
