Water quality: The issue and what’s at stake
If you live and farm anywhere near Ohio’s 312-mile Lake Erie shoreline, you’re most likely familiar with some of the environmental problems the lake faces.
Clipping a chicken’s wings
With the popularity of backyard chickens increasing, learning how to properly clip a chicken's wings is becoming important.
Weather market: Hold onto your hat (and call your grain buyer ASAP)
Two weeks from now we may know more about this grain market, but it may be too late. Catch this market while there is fear in it.
Portage County Fair 2013
Portage County Fair sale results.
What’s the cost of raising a child?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, also known as the Cost of Raising a Child.
Acupuncture for pets? Some vets using method to treat pain
Acupuncture, an ancient method that's used to manage pain, can be used on dogs, horses and cows.
Deere announces record earnings
Deere's net income is up over last quarter.
Even for cows, less can be more
With little research on how nutrition affects reproductive performance in dairy cows, it is generally believed that a cow needs a higher energy intake before calving. Research by University of Illinois scientists challenges this accepted wisdom.
New pesticide labels will better protect bees and other pollinators
In an effort to protect pollinators, the U.S. Environmental Protection agency has developed new pesticide labels that prohibit use of some neonicotinoid pesticide products where bees are present.
Grand champion hog brings $21/pound at 2013 Portage County Fair
The results of the 2013 Portage County Fair livestock auction.
