Yearly Archives: 2011
Vacation with us…Miller
Visiting famous literature locations can be an educational and fun experience. Such was the case when Dick and Jane Miller of Dover, Ohio, visited...
Retail staple food prices increased in fourth quarter of 2010
WASHINGTON -- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly during the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation...
Pa. tractor rollover protection program reimburses portion of cost to farmers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A program launched recently by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences aims to put rollover protective structures, or ROPS, on...
Heterosis study finds $30 Hereford advantage compared to Angus calves
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Calves sired by Hereford bulls have a $30 per head documented advantage in feedlot profitability and 7 percent advantage in...
Register now for Ohio Maple Days, set for late January
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University's annual Ohio Maple Days are set for later this month. Three towns in central and northeast Ohio will...
Pacelle praises Ohio care board for its work, says ag is ‘noble’
HSUS speaks optimistically about Ohio care board, agriculture
Animal-care policy and Gov. Kasich
Editor:On Nov. 3, 2009, the Ohio voters spoke loud and clear. By a landslide 67-37 vote they authorized the creation of a livestock board...
U.S. unable to consume ethanol fast enough
Researchers say U.S. is unable to consume ethanol at a fast enough rateWASHINGTON -- The U.S. doesn't have the infrastructure to meet the federal...
High seller goes for $3700 at Art-Crest Holstein sale
FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio -- Andrew R. Troyer, 6230 Moreland Road, Fredericksburg, Ohio, held an Art-Crest Holstein Dispersal Dec. 29 at his farm. The herd of...
Strickland bans ownership of wild animals to fulfill agreement with HSUS
COLUMBUS -- Outgoing Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland issued an executive order Jan. 6 that bans the private ownership of dangerous wild animals.The emergency executive...
