Columbiana FB earns 10 star awards
HANOVERTON, Ohio - Columbiana County Farm Bureau past president Homer Althouse was feted with the organization's distinguished service award at the group's annual meeting Sept.
Task force’s work points to facelift for 20-year-old beef checkoff
SALEM, Ohio - After 20 years, it may be time for the beef checkoff to get a facelift. A panel of 18 beef industry representatives worked throughout the summer to analyze the checkoff, and last week issued a handful of recommendations to make the program more effective.
Belmont County Fair
The Belmont County Fair, which wrapped up last week, saw many young people exhibit champion livestock projects.
Farm Credit Services concentrates on annual September elections
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Farm Credit Services of Mid-America voting stockholders will elect members of the board of directors through mail-in ballots during the association's annual elections this fall.
Farm truck agreement is good news for farmers
Camp Hill, Pa. - A new agreement reached between Pennsylvania and New York will allow farmers to legally drive their registered farm vehicles in the neighboring state without getting commercial registrations.
Ohioan is two-time top showman
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
What’s left behind
THE auctioneer's racing voice quiets for the first time, and the crowd focuses on the woman in the red shirt. The one with her arms crossed, her eyes downcast, her lips pressed together.
Keep weeds in check with less herbicide
WASHINGTON - How do you kill weeds in a field? That depends. Weed patches vary in size, shape, and composition and often require different treatments.
Livestock dealers’ licenses in limbo
SALEM, Ohio - Five livestock dealers who failed to disclose the health condition of diseased hogs to buyers may lose their dealers' licenses.
