Monthly Archives: October 2007
Guernsey makes history at dairy expo
MADISON, Wis. - Indian Acres MM Pistachio Pie, a 5-year-old Guernsey cow, has been named the supreme champion cow over all breeds at the 2007 World Dairy Expo.
Geauga Farm Bureau celebrates year’s most outstanding accomplishments
MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio - Many of the 524 members of the Geauga County Farm Bureau were in attendance at the
Export report: Pork producers can expect great things in near future
DENVER - The United States is the world's largest pork exporter, and is expected to dominate the global pork market over the next 10 years.
Carbon credit program acreage doubles
WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union has more than doubled the acres enrolled in the organization's Carbon Credit Program.
Boy Scouts lend a hand to maintain historic one-room schoolhouse
SULLIVAN, Ohio - Boy Scouts turned painters? That's what happened recently to the scouts from Wellington Troop No.
Area sheep breeders win premier banners at KILE
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Sheep breeders from Ohio and western Pennsylvania earned several top honors at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition held earlier this month in Harrisburg, Pa.
Fast tractors hitting the roads
SALEM, Ohio - Some Ohio farmers will take to the roads Oct. 19 in "fast tractors" with a new law to protect them and a new symbol to identify them.
Dynamic duo: McCulloughs diversify so they can farm
MERCER, Pa. - Digging fence post holes is often one of the least favorite jobs on the farm. But brothers John and David McCullough gladly do it - and they dig a lot of them - just so they can farm.
Horses dumped like unwanted cats
When a Kentucky reader stopped by Farm and Dairy's booth at Farm Science Review, we chatted a bit about the extreme dry conditions down there, and the lack of pasture and feed for livestock.
Farmers need to hear their weather
Last week, I talked with a wise fellow who has witnessed many changing seasons. We discussed how unseasonably hot it has been for October as he wiped the sweat from his brow.
