Monthly Archives: June 2013
Farm equipment manufacturers optimistic about continued sales growth
Manufacturers of agricultural machinery are optimistic about near-term business expectations in most parts of the world.
‘FAMACHA’ training for sheep producers
CALDWELL, Ohio — Sheep and goat owners interested in using the FAMACHA system as a selective de-worming tool will want to attend a Sheep...
Kansas wheat farmer files lawsuit against Monsanto over GE wheat
A Kansas wheat farmer filed a federal lawsuit against Monsanto June 3, and more cases are expected, after a field of genetically modified wheat was found in Oregon, causing wheat prices to fall.
Vacation with Us: Maleski
Cindy Maleski, of Tippecanoe, Ohio, and Joyce Maleski, of Powell, Ohio, visited Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. They brought Farm and Dairy along for...
Vacation with Us: Nye
Bill Nye, of R.J. Nye Farms in Ashtabula County, Ohio, sent us this photo of his son, Logan, in Seoul, South Korea. Logan is...
Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 6/03
This week's top stories include backyard poultry, shale gas permits, geocaching and Lyme disease.
DEP to eliminate dangerous mine highwall in Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation has begun its Coal Run Project in Bridgeville Borough, Allegheny County.
DEP...
AQHA urges uniform adoption of therapeutic medicine
AMARILLO, Texas — The American Quarter Horse Association is urging all horsemen and racing jurisdictions involved with American Quarter Horse racing to begin the...
Athens County landowner named Ohio’s 2013 Outstanding Tree Farmer
The Lavelle family's Stonewall Farm in Athens County has been certified by the American Tree Farm System as meeting its standards for woodland stewardship.
Blueberries profitable option in Ohio
A grower who produces 3,000 pounds of blueberries per acre (which is about average for Ohio) and earns $5 a pound can see $15,000 per acre in gross revenue.
