Monthly Archives: December 2007
USDA: No counter-cyclical payments
WASHINGTON - According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, because market prices are high, producers with wheat, barley or oats base acres who are enrolled in USDA's
Touch Down milk deal puts product in Cleveland cases
COLUMBUS,- Touch Down milk, a new Cleveland Browns-branded product line, has hit the dairy case at Cleveland-area Giant Eagle grocery stores.
Toledo will house clean energy alliance
TOLEDO - Due to its reputation as a leader in alternative energy, The University of Toledo has been selected to house the
Time has come to reduce hog herds
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Hog numbers will continue to run higher than anticipated, dragging out the potential for losses until next spring, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
Study confirms 4-H positively impacts members
MARIETTA, Ohio - A recent study is helping confirm that young people in 4-H learn leadership, citizenship and life skills.
Stable flies sticking around like flies on … well, manure
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Stable flies, which used to be found only in confined animal areas such as feedlots and barns, are now being found on cattle in pastures, according to a Kansas State University Research and Extension livestock entomologist.
Plum trees resistant to plum pox virus
WASHINGTON - Plum trees with resistance to plum pox, a virus that can devastate stone fruit, have moved a step closer to reality, according to the Agricultural Research Service.
Pa. interstate lease likened to double tax
NEW YORK - Transportation officials in Pennsylvania recently signed an agreement that awards control of Interstate 80 from the state Transportation Department to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
Ohio elevators offering premiums for low-lin beans in ’08
DES MOINES, Iowa - Ohio growers now have more opportunities to market their soybeans for a premium. A select group of Ohio elevators is offering growers expanded options to earn special premiums for soybeans during the 2008 season.
New beef cuts to be introduced in ’08
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A new line of Beef Value Cuts - this time fabricated from the beef chuck roll - is slated for a 2008 rollout, according to the checkoff-funded Beef Innovations Group, which is coordinating research and marketing efforts to expand the value cuts program.