Monthly Archives: January 2010
USDA has online payment calculator
WASHINGTON -- USDA now has a web-based 2008 crop program payment calculator to help producers calculate the financial benefits they may receive under the...
Run-in with wild hog underscores safety first
HAMPTON, Ark. -- Jaret Rushing is taking some of his own advice these days, especially where ATV safety is concerned. Rushing, a Calhoun County...
Conference to cover wide range of topics
ADA, Ohio -- Nearly 70 field crop production sessions ranging from biofuels to nutrient management to precision agriculture will dominate Ohio State University's Conservation...
Ohio cattlemen salute industry leaders, young and old
More than 250 beef producers gathered at the Makoy Center in Hilliard Jan. 23 for the annual meeting and awards banquet of the Ohio Cattlemen's Association.
The annual event featured policy development sessions, the association's annual meeting and awards.
United Producers begins market option
New program to expand livestock marketing opportunities for cattle farmers.
Dairy producers realize dreams can come true with hard work and help
Dreams can be achieved in the dairy business with help and innovation.
Innovative Farmers of Ohio: Goal is to strengthen well-being of Ohio farms with...
ATHENS, Ohio — Innovative Farmers of Ohio is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting an agriculture that preserves and strengthens the economic, social, and...
ODNR ‘Legacy’ program paying landowners who protect woodlands
COLUMBUS — Woodland owners in 31 northeastern and southeastern Ohio counties can apply to participate in a federal conservation easement program that provides a...
Five tips to gain quality beef production
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Producing quality beef isn't easy. You have to pay attention to genetics, rations and feed management, health and housing, among a...
Midwestern BioFuels pelletizes switchgrass in Kentucky
WURTLAND, Ky. -- Round switchgrass pellets, resembling small pieces of wood, rolled off machines at Midwestern Biofuels in Wurtland, Ky., as the crop from...
