Yearly Archives: 2010
Dairy price stabilization introduced to Congress
WOOSTER, Ohio -- A bill designed to stabilize dairy prices and control the growth of dairy farms that want to expand has officially been...
Focusing on the positives of your loved one is best
Having been laid out like a limp rag with a stomach bug has given me plenty of time to think. First, I think the...
Research recommends starting cattle on corn, finishing on co-products
URBANA, Ill. — The traditional practice of finishing cattle on corn may not be the only way to achieve high marbling, a desirable characteristic...
USDA Announces new performance standards for salmonella and campylobacter
New standards will help prevent tens of thousands of illnesses per year
Minford man pleads guilty to killing trophy buck illegally
WEST UNION, Ohio — A Scioto County man pleaded guilty to four wildlife violations in Adams County Court April 30 and was ordered...
Biometric ID cards could help resolve migrant worker issues
By ANDY ANDREWSContributing WriterLANCASTER, Pa. - More than 60 percent of the milk sold in this country is processed using migrant labor. In fact,...
Pioneer breaks ground for soybean facility in Missouri
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Pioneer Hi-Bred executives broke ground May 17 on a $55 million parent and commercial soybean seed production plant in New...
Emotion trumps science every time: Farmers need to ‘start with why’
When you start talking from your passion, and not your science, all of a sudden, farming becomes more relevant, more meaningful to everyone else, because they, too, want to protect the environment or care about animal welfare, and can do that by supporting you.
Help is announced for tree growers
USDA Announces Assistance Program for Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers.
Protect horses from poisonous plants in pasture
There are countless poisonous plants in the world. Unless they are specialists who can identify all the varieties, it is often difficult for owners...
