Columbiana County’s Smith Vale Farms among state’s top dairies
SALEM, Ohio -- Dairymen in Columbiana and Mahoning counties are among the best in Ohio, and Friday they took home armfuls of awards to...
Holmes County dairy producers awarded at banquet
MOUNT HOPE, Ohio — Holmes County dairy producers were recognized for their accomplishments during the annual dairy recognition banquet March 30 at Mrs. Yoder’s...
More crop producers to plant non-genetically modified soybeans
COLUMBUS -- Cheaper seed and lucrative premiums are driving more crop producers to plant non-genetically modified soybeans this year. U.S. soybean production is 95...
Grocery bills get a little bit smaller
WASHINGTON — Retail food prices at the supermarket dropped slightly for the second consecutive quarter, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket...
Can you afford your farm?
WOOSTER, Ohio -- With the current economic downturn, farmers may be scrutinizing the future of their operations and a financial planning tool offered by...
Livestock insurance program available
COLUMBUS -- A new livestock insurance program that pays out when milk income, minus the feed expenses, declines below a set level, could mean...
Farming intentions: Crop acreage will be smaller than expected in ’09
COLUMBUS — Corn acreage in the United States is down and soybean acreage is up for 2009, according to the USDA’s Prospective Plantings Report....
Wayne County, Ohio, developing manure swap
A new pilot project in Wayne County, Ohio, hopes to transform manure from what some would consider waste into a marketable product that could be bartered among agricultural producers or sold to gardeners, landscapers and others seeking a "green" source of high-quality fertilizer.
Ag groups push EPA to fight courts on pesticide application ruling
SALEM, Ohio -- Farmers who apply pesticides on fields near waterways may soon need permits to do so.That's according to a recent ruling by...
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...
