Monthly Archives: October 2011
Holstein reigns supreme at 2011 World Dairy Expo
MADISON, Wis. -- The grand champion Holstein, Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy, won supreme champion honors at the 2011 World Dairy Expo.
World Dairy Expo hosts six successful breed sales
MADISON, Wis. -- Throughout the week of the World Dairy Expo, five breed sales were held. The sales kicked off with the Top of the World Jersey sale, which sold 30 lots and averaged $3,315.
Grain markets: The good, the bad, and the ugly
December corn futures have now dropped exactly $2 from the 7.77 Aug. 30 high. The good news is that we may have finally put a bottom in.
NOAA: U.S. experiences ‘stranger than average’ weather in September
WASHINGTON — During September, a persistent upper-level weather pattern brought above-average temperatures to the western third of the country, below-average temperatures to the central...
95 acres in Genoa fetches $462,000 at auction
MAUMEE, Ohio -- Midwest Real Estate & Auctions of Maumee, Ohio held an auction Sept. 18 in Genoa, Ohio to settle the estate of Galen C. Miller.
Mechanicstown dairy farm to host pasture walk
MECHANICSTOWN, Ohio -- A pasture walk is planned for Oct. 20 at Anthony Steffen's dairy farm, 4305 Meter Road, Mechanicstown, OH 44651 at 6 p.m. Anthony Steffen owns and operates this seasonal grass-based dairy farm.
USDA extends comment period for proposed rule on animal traceability
WASHINGTON -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently announced a 30-day extension of the comment period for the proposed rule on...
Professor’s blog gives support, advice to couples suffering from infertility
URBANA, Ill. -- Infertility and isolation are soul sisters, claims University of Illinois family studies professor Constance Shapiro.
Wayne County tour highlights innovation in Ohio agriculture
County's economic development council holds wide-reaching ag industry tour
Farm and Dairy photo gallery gives hunters opportunity to brag
It's that time of year again: Hunting season! We know our readers have triumphs to share and the photos to prove it. We want to see them!
