USDA: Purchase of nonfat dry milk helps both farmers and low-income families
WASHINGTON -- The USDA is transferring approximately 200 million pounds of nonfat dry milk from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to USDA's Food and...
Border opens a crack: Pa. to export live cattle
HARRISBURG, Pa. - U.S. cattle producers received grim tidings two days before Christmas 2003: A case of mad cow disease surfaced in Washington state.
Ohio faces $7 billion budget deficit
COLUMBUS -- The federal government has made it official: We're in a recession.It's no surprise to most Ohioans, and certainly not to Gov. Ted...
Penn State working on wild horse contraception
Penn State researchers working on a contraceptive device to be used with wild horses in the western United States say their work looks promising.
Ohio Jersey junior breeder receives national recognition for his efforts
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Kyle Schirm, of West Salem, Ohio, is one of 10 young people honored for their accomplishments in the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest.
Tractor roll-over demonstrations show severity, reality of accident
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - Parents pushed toddlers in strollers closer to the barrier fence and pointed to their older children to watch as a New Holland tractor rolled over a hillside at Ag Progress Days last week.
Ohio Soybean Council launches research lab
After over 20 years of funding research on soy-based products, the Ohio Soybean Council is launching its own Airable Research Lab to continue the research.
Redding unveils plan to reform Pa.’s over-order premium
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding proposed that retailers collect the entire premium at the point-of-sale, instead of the premium being collected through a wholesale minimum price build-up. This would allow a more equitable distribution of the premium to all dairy farmers in the state, he said.
Organic food sales taking root in United States
Organic food sales in the United States have grown 20 percent or more annually for the past decade and remain strong.
Dispersal of herd from late reining horse enthusiast a lasting tribute
More than 250 people attended the Cactus Hill AQHA Quarter Horse dispersal auction in Dellroy, Ohio, Aug. 8.
