Sugarcreek auction fined $162,800 for equine violations
Leroy Baker Jr., owner and operator of Sugarcreek Livestock Auction, has been fined more than $162,000 by the USDA for violating equine transport laws. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) filed a complaint against Baker in March 2008, alleging he violated the Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter Act.
Humane society: Ohio, here we come
SALEM, Ohio -- Ohio farmers, you've had your warning.The Humane Society of the United States -- the group who's successfully outlawed hen cages, veal...
Study on soil compaction goes deeper
COLUMBUS — Farmers know that agricultural equipment can cause compaction in no-till crop fields, but Ohio State University researchers have found that, depending on...
Obama: Cut direct farm payments
SALEM, Ohio -- The Washington winds shifted subtly with the release of the Obama administration's first budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.The...
National collection helping to preserve heirloom sheep breeds
WASHINGTON -- What do the Agricultural Research Service, George Washington's Mount Vernon home and Colonial Williamsburg, Va., have in common? Here's a hint: The...
Ice cutting a tradition for Amish
HOWARD, Ohio — They say it’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow somebody some good. This cold January has certainly helped the fuel dealers, and it has put a thick layer of ice on farm ponds.
A lot to learn from cowboy poetry
SALEM, Ohio -- As best as Dean Armstrong can figure, he was at least 18 months old before he started writing.
OK, maybe he wasn't...
COOL will go forward as planned
WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the final rule for the Country of Origin Labeling program will go into effect as...
Pennsylvania program: Want free money? Sell carbon credits
SALEM, Ohio -- It'll be one of the easiest ways you'll ever make money off your farmland.That's what's being said about carbon credit trading,...
Farmers see a dramatic drop in dairy prices
A dismal decline in milk prices during recent months has left America's dairy farmers facing devastating circumstances. Thanks to the global economic recession and growing dairy supplies, milk prices are down more than 50 percent from last summer. The tumble comes on the heels of all-time highs in 2007 and the second-highest level on record in 2008.
