Yearly Archives: 2009
Certain breeds of horses are predisposed to types of colic
URBANA, Ill -- It sure would be nice if equine surgeons could pull out their crystal ball during prepurchase exams and tell an owner...
I am voting no on Issue Two
Editor:Issue Two is the attempt by the Ohio Farm Bureau to negate the efforts of HSUS on behalf of the animals being raised on...
Cap and trade is a bad idea
Editor:In regard to your Oct. 1 column, we agree that cap and trade is a BAD IDEA for Ohio AND farmers !! South Central...
Concerns for Fairfield Township
Editor:As a former Fairfield Township trustee who served for 32 years and now retired, I am still greatly concerned for the people I worked...
Long hours impact family food choices
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Irregular work schedules, long hours, job dissatisfaction and other such working conditions of parents in low-income families significantly impact family food...
Growth rate of general ag productivity slowed down
DAVIS, Calif. -- In a Policy Forum paper published in the journal Science, the researchers documented a slowdown since 1990 in the growth rate...
Massachusetts breeding sheep sweep supreme champions at KILE
HARRISBURG, Pa. --Supreme champion ewe and ram were selected from two different Massachusetts farms at the 2009 Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg Oct....
Wisconsin cow is World Dairy Expo’s supreme champion
MADISON, Wis. -- Harvue Roy Frosty, a five-year-old Holstein cow from Rudolph, Wis., was crowned supreme champion of World Dairy Expo 2009. Sired by...
Ohio cow tops Jersey show at expo
MADISON, Wis. -- Stephan Sparkler Vera-ET, the winning entry in the six-year-old and older class, was named grand champion at the Central National Jersey...
Pa. native takes top spot Keystone steer show
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Valerie Svonavec of Rockwood, Pa., exhibited the grand champion steer from among 31 head at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition Oct....
