Tag: sheep
Ohio’s Don Van Nostran receives national award for leadership in sheep...
Retired Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative general manager Don Van Nostran, and the Moore family of Cottage Hill Farm, Flushing, Ohio, received national recognition from the sheep industry earlier this year.
Market lambs down 11 percent in Ohio
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The number of sheep and lambs on Ohio farms on Jan. 1, 2012, totaled 126,000 head, down 2 percent from the 2011 estimate, according to the Ohio office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Western Pa. youth tops lamb show
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Hayden Demniak, 11, of Carmichaels, Greene County, claimed the top spot in the market lamb show at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Local food movement is helping this local farmer make a living
Miller Livestock Co. is a family operation raising grass fed meat and eggs for families, restaurants.
NAILE 2011 takes over Louisville, Ky.
During NAILE, the event hosts nearly 23,000 livestock entries from almost every state.
Ohio leads national drive to build sheep numbers
The national program, "Let's Grow with twoPLUS," calls for current sheep producers to increase their flocks by two head per 100 and increase their average birth rate to two lambs per year.
Extension meeting to cover how to get started in sheep business
OLD WASHINGTON, Ohio -- The next OSU Extension sheep meeting will be Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Eastern Agriculture Research Station in Belle Valley.
Mahoning Co. Fair (Canfield Fair) 2011
Several youth set record prices with their livestock during the auctions.
Drought is sending Texans looking for hay
COLUMBUS — Ohio Cattlemen’s Association has been contacted by cattlemen in Texas and other drought-stricken states who are looking to purchase hay. OCA is working with the Ohio Department of Agriculture to identify Ohioans who have available hay.
Ashtabula County sets records with 2011 fair
Several records were set at the 2011 Ashtabula County Fair during the junior fair livestock sale.
