Monthly Archives: November 2010
OLCSB has hands full deciding veal standards, future of livestock in Ohio
Veal still being debated, but getting a lot of input along the way.
Proposed GIPSA rule makes procurement process more transparent
Proposed rule could cost livestock industry as much as $1.6 billion.
GIPSA: The good, the bad and the unknown
Proposed rule could cost livestock industry as much as $1.6 billion
Kasich picks Zehringer as new Ohio director of agriculture
Ohio Gov.-elect John Kasich selected state Rep. Jim Zehringer to serve as the director of agriculture in his new administration.
Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board: I’d like a look at Option Three, please
By CHARLES WILDMANThe Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board is faced with an interesting challenge in the coming weeks. Let me attempt to describe it...
Carroll County 4-H backers trying to find some way to keep program going
Many in Carroll County are hoping funding can be found for OSU Extension office or 4-H program.
GIPSA alleges Ohio livestock company violated the Packers and Stockyards Act
DANVILLE, Ohio — An Ohio livestock company has reportedly failed to pay for livestock they purchased. The USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration...
Receiver appointed for Eastern Livestock
SALEM, Ohio — After a total of $94 million in unpaid livestock transitions, the Eastern Livestock Company of Albany, Ind., is facing some legal...
A winter roosting box for chickadees is a tight spot
Recently, at a wild bird trade show in Missouri, a women approached me and thanked me for “a great idea.” She said she had...
Popularity of dairy sheep operations growing in all parts of the country
By SUSAN MYKRANTZContributing writerWOOSTER, Ohio -- When dairy sheep arrived on the agricultural radar screen in the early 1990s, many flocks were located in...
