Yearly Archives: 2009
Organic or local? That is the question produce growers have to answer
For some customers, locally grown produce is just as good as organic.
Ag economist sees more rough times ahead for beef industry
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The pain of recent record losses in the U.S. cattle feeding industry will not diminish soon, but tightening supplies could lead...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Sept. 3, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
International mail fraud scheme identified
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Insurance and Nationwide Insurance are working together to warn consumers of an international mail fraud scheme to help...
Deadline is approaching for establishing pre-existing line fences
COLUMBUS -- Changes last year to the Ohio Line Fence Law included a deadline of Sept. 30 for landowners to file an Affidavit of...
Seminars scheduled for ag lenders
OTTAWA, Ohio -- The Ohio State University Extension has scheduled two educational seminars in western Ohio for lenders who work with agriculture. Dates and...
Ag Credit supports Ohio Ballot Issue 2
FOSTORIA, Ohio -- Ag Credit, a major agricultural lender in Ohio, is endorsing Issue 2, a voter referendum to create an Ohio Livestock Care...
Fall sales closing date approaching for USDA crop insurance programs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- USDA's Risk Management Agency reminds producers considering Multi-Peril Crop Insurance for the 2010 crop year that the sales closing date is...
Snails pose health risk for llamas, alpacas
URBANA, Ill. -- Those slow-moving slugs and snails you find in your garden can harbor a deadly parasite. Meningeal worm, or more formally Parelaphostrongylus...
Feed shrink, the dairy manager’s nemesis
By J.W. SCHROEDERFARGO, N.D. -- Even before ethanol production, corn was the king of dairy feeds, especially as the forage of corn silage. Advances...
