Monthly Archives: March 2009
Sharp-eyed volunteers spot Ohio’s newest eagles
COLUMBUS -- The first eaglet of 2009 has hatched in Ashtabula County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. The...
Ammonia applicators have safety issue
AMES, Iowa — High nitrogen fertilizer prices have producers and ag-input suppliers searching for ways to reduce costs and gain efficiency.
Some anhydrous ammonia...
Photos from the 2009 Ohio Beef Expo
Photos from the 2009 Ohio Beef Expo, March 20-22. Check back, as gallery will be updated throughout the weekend.
New video series offers advice for new farmers
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University is launching an innovative, online video series that will help agricultural entrepreneurs successfully launch new farms in New York...
Sheep producer finds a high heritability for resistance to parasites in the breed
WOOSTER, Ohio — In Wooster, a producer of Katahdin sheep is working with producers from two other states on the heritability of parasite resistance. The group is investigating methods of identifying ewes with a reduced periparturient rise.
Facts about the soybean checkoff
Editor:I'm writing today in regard to a recent Alan Guebert column regarding the soybean checkoff. As a long-time volunteer farmer involved with the soybean...
Fleet named FFA acting chief operating officer
INDIANAPOLIS --The National FFA Organization announced Bill Fleet of Lititz, Pa., will become acting chief operating officer effective April 1. Fleet retired in 2006...
Ashland County Dairy Service meets
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — The Ashland County Dairy Service Unit met for its 65th annual meeting March 14 at Hillsdale High School.
The evening began with a welcome by Unit Director Ryan Welch who introduced Ashland County Farm Bureau Organizational Director John Fitzpatrick.
Flooded land eligible for easements
SALEM, Ohio — Time is running short for landowners to sign up for a new USDA program that will offer them up to $30...
Vacation with us…Solomon
In 2008, Farm and Dairy ran a story on the Cross Border Animal Power Project for Peace, which is a program that teaches ox-driving...
