Ohio, Pennsylvania big recipients of USDA biodigester funds
Biodigester projects to get federal support, including many that are on farms.
Ohio leads national drive to build sheep numbers
The national program, "Let's Grow with twoPLUS," calls for current sheep producers to increase their flocks by two head per 100 and increase their average birth rate to two lambs per year.
Ohio care board reviews first animal care complaints, charts new year
Board meets for first time under new rules, plans new year and recognizes reappointments.
Pa. dairy operation suspended due to bacteria found in milk
Milk production is continuing but the milk is being diverted to another fluid processor.
John Deere’s canned food combine goes for world record
OLATHE, Kan. -- To recognize the vital role that America's farmers play in feeding the world this harvest season, John Deere is attempting a world-record at constructing a full-sized sculpture of its new S-Series combine from more than 300,000 cans of food at the John Deere Pavilion in downtown Moline, Ill.
Brag About Your Bag: Chris Adams
SALEM, Ohio — Chris Adams of Fredonia, Pa., provided us with the second submission in our Brag About Your Bag photo gallery. Adams is pictured with the 185-pound deer he shot with a crossbow on Oct. 25. The photo was submitted by Sonya Ohler.
Beef herds continue to decrease amidst drought, soaring feed costs
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Drought in the Southern Plains and several years of high feed prices have discouraged beef producers, causing the U.S. cattle herd to shrink.
High school student builds poultry business from the ground up
Bill Brown started a business producing pastured-based chickens as his FFA project this year, and it has taken him in a direction he didn't see coming.
Deja vu in the fields
The rain is back just in time for harvest, and so is the mud and the madness.
Weather, Wall Street affecting agricultural commodity prices
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Recent weeks have been bad for agricultural commodity producers, with falling prices impacting Pennsylvania's farmers. An economist in Penn State's...
