Yearly Archives: 2017
Leadership lives in all of us
Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell looks at leadership, inspired by agricultural hall of famers.
Camp Muskingum debuts Discovery Center
Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum hosted summer FFA camps in its new Discovery Center in June, five years after the old nature center was lost to a fire.
USDA confirms BSE in Alabama cow
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in an eleven-year old cow in Alabama.
How to maintain your septic system
Learn to understand a conventional gravity-flow septic tank system, and keep it operating safely at the lowest possible cost.
Penn State teams excel in food science competitions
Three teams of food science students from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences came out on top in national product-development competitions and a trivia bowl in June.
Weather woes trigger a grain market Turnaround Tuesday
Weather and crop condition pushed grain prices dramatically higher on the Chicago Board of Trade this Turnaround Tuesday morning, July 18. Corn is up 12 cents, Soybeans are up about 14, and the wheat is almost a dime higher.
Black vulture attacks on the rise
In the last 10-15 years black vulture attacks on Ohio livestock have increased. There are steps you can take to protect your livestock without breaking the law.
How to reduce the risk of swine flu during fair season
It’s important for fair organizers, visitors and pork exhibitors to have a comprehensive plan in place to reduce the risk of swine flu transmission.
Market hog sets sale record at Trumbull County Fair
The Trumbull County Fair held its market livestock sale July 15 with 279 lots and a sale total of $259,673.80.
Ohio Sheep Day focuses on flock health
Ohio Sheep Day was July 15, at the OARDC sheep research facility in Wooster. Sheep producers from all over Ohio learned about Ohio State’s research on parasites, pasture management, weaning and confinement barns.
