Yearly Archives: 2003
Growers’ congress combines marketing and production sessions
The Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress will be staged Jan. 21-23 in Toledo.
Government is major barrier to adopting sustainable ag
Government policy ranks as one of the top challenges facing farmers who are trying to adopt alternative production systems.
Fall-applied nitrogen at risk for N loss
Ohio State found average corn yields were about 5 percent higher from spring-applied anhydrous compared to fall-applied nitrogen.
District 3 Holstein sale averages $1,655
Kibler Dairy Farm, Warren, Ohio, paid $3,150 for the top-selling cow, consigned by Charles W. Smith and family of Sardis, Ohio.
Ag engineering program made top 10
Ohio State's undergraduate ag engineering program is among the nation's best.
$160 million phantom cattle scheme involves Midwest victims
Defendants' records indicate they had 344,000 head of cattle but it was really less than 17,000 head.
Pork checkoff gets boot, again
A federal appeals court sided with an earlier ruling that the national pork checkoff is unconstitutional.
Agriculture, money? Pa. county’s future hangs in balance
It has all the aspects of a blockbuster movie: controversy, corporate giants, politics and widespread consequences.
Pa. receives nearly $1 million for agricultural innovation center
Centers in 10 states will assist with value-added ag ventures.
Junior fair sales total nearly $5 million
Sale totals for market livestock sales at county fairs covered in Farm and Dairy topped $5 million this year.
