Tag: Ohio
Henry Bergfeld receives Ohio Cattlemen’s Association top award
Longtime cattle industry leader Henry Bergfeld was honored by the Ohio Cattlemen's Association with its Industry Excellence Award.
Ohio Safe Room rebate program now accepting applications
The program provides a rebate for the purchase, construction and installation of tornado safe rooms for Ohio homeowners.
USDA confirms additional cases of bird flu in Indiana
The USDA has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza, or bird flu, in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, in southcentral Indiana. This is a different strain of HPAI than the strains that caused the 2015 outbreak.
Belmont County still in the lead for permits
Belmont County may lead Ohio, but Washington County in Pennsylvania had the highest number of permits issued there.
Pork and sauerkraut represent prosperity in Ohio
Ohio ranks eighth in the nation for swine production and 12th in the nation for cabbage production.
Seagoing cowboys: Ohioan returns to Poland 69 years after historic voyage
Between 1945 and 1947, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and the Brethren Relief Center of the Church of the Brethren organized approximately 360 shipments of livestock — mostly horses, heifers and mules — to war-torn countries.
Funding available to restore wetlands and preserve land
The funding is part of a $350 million national effort by USDA to protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands, and wetlands through NRCS' Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).
Free mobile app helps farmers
A free app developed by the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District and Knox County Farm Bureau makes it easy for farmers to comply with new nutrient application laws in the state.
Eggs are not just for breakfast
The Ohio Poultry Association launched the Fowl Mood Food Truck in Columbus to support Ohio Egg and Poultry Producers.
Ohio packer becomes first to slaughter in Interstate Shipment program
R&C Packing, of Bidwell, becomes first to slaughter livestock in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.
