Yearly Archives: 2008
Reach that magic number for profit
Monitoring herd feed costs is very critical for increasing dairy farm profitability.
H-2A program getting an overhaul
Despite penalties, H-2A program is designed to help farms find workers.
Prices are just too good for payments
Average market price projections are above levels that would trigger the USDA's counter-cyclical payments.
Clean Ohio preservation easement applications due May 25
Unless additional funding is granted, Ohio's farmland preservation program will be in its final year.
Animal agriculture most vulnerable to terrorism
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Animal agriculture is a vulnerable target for activist groups and terrorists.Attacking agriculture and the food system is truly an economic warfare...
Sustainability, questionable dairy market techniques discussed
There is a battle taking place over milk and other animal products, technology and production practices, animals, farming and, in the end, producers' livelihood.
National well-being standards considered for dairies
WOOSTER, Ohio -- WOOSTER, Ohio -- Dairy farmers still have time to weigh in on the proposed guidelines for theNational Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative.The...
Pigeons point to Ponzi scheme
SALEM, Ohio -- The Iowa Attorney General's office has wrapped up its most recent investigation of Pigeon King International, the Canadian-based pigeon breeding...
Storms cause power outages and crop damage
Homes and farms in several areas were without electricity for hours or days, and crop producers have noted damage from the storm.
Richard T. Kiko Sr. marks 50 years in the Ohio auctioneering business
CANTON, Ohio — Richard T. Kiko Sr. is celebrating his 50th year of auctioneering.
Richard is part of the Kiko Auction Family and is...
