FSIS issues public health alert for chicken products due to Salmonella
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that illness caused by strains of Salmonella Heidelberg are associated with raw chicken products produced by Foster Farms at three facilities in California.
Animal disease traceability meetings scheduled
COLUMBUS — Many Ohio livestock producers are subject to requirements under the new Animal Disease Traceability rule implemented by USDA. The goal of the...
Watch for scams related to the Affordable Care Act
Reports of ACA-related scams initially surfaced in Ohio over the summer. With consumers and small business representatives now shopping for exchange coverage, even more scammers may try to take advantage of people.
Ohio cattlemen will try checkoff referendum again
Ohio beef producers will be asked to vote for an increase in beef checkoff dollars in 2014.
Apple harvest looking good, pushing limits
This year's apple crop appears favorable, and for states like Michigan and New York, that's a big improvement over last year.
Ashtabula County fall beef tour is Oct. 19
The Ashtabula County Cattlemen’s Association will hold the Fall Beef Tour Oct. 19 at Ferguson Cattle Co. The farm is located at 3160 Lenox-New Lyme Road in Lenox Township.
DEP announces final nutrient credit trading auction for the year
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and the Department of Environmental Protection recently announced they will host an auction Nov. 6, for the sale and purchase of nutrient credits in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds.
Is beef checkoff working in your interest?
As an appointee to the 106-member Cattlemen’s Beef Board, I often wonder if we are spending your beef checkoff dollars in the best interest of beef promotion.
Cattlemen compete for KILE titles
CF Boy Caroline 210 ET, exhibited by Clayton Boyert, Seville, Ohio, was the supreme female champion at the 2013 Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg, Pa.
Farm and Dairy’s Kristy Foster Seachrist honored for her work
Farm and Dairy Reporter Kristy Foster Seachrist recently received three writing awards for her work.
