Outstanding graziers named in Pa.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - With winter feed costs being so high these past few years, extending your grazing season is economically important, and profitable.
Pa. producers can insure pastures
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - For 2007, USDA is offering Pennsylvania producers in selected counties a new pilot
The cost of cattle feed is going up
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The era of cheap feed for cattle is probably over for years to come, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
Wet weather triggers corn ear mold
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio's corn crop, subjected to moist, cool conditions as it awaits harvest, is at risk from the development of ear mold - a disease that can reduce grain quality and cause the accumulation of toxins that are harmful to livestock.
Youth go through sale ring one last time in 2006
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio - The air was crisp and the bids were hot during the 2006 Loudonville Livestock Club Auction held in conjunction with the Loudonville Street Fair, Oct.
Fires claim property on Stark Co. farms
SALEM, Ohio - Three early morning fires Oct. 24 claimed a bank barn, an abandoned farm market and a refrigerated produce truck in Stark County, Ohio.
Simple economics: Beef producers look at heifer program
SALEM, Ohio - Dairy producers are doing it, making money and improving herds. So what's the beef industry waiting on? That's the mindset behind a new beef heifer development program in the works by the Ohio State University
Disability can’t keep this farmer down
CARLISE, Pa. - Tim Fuller's pedicure clients are pretty hefty. Averaging about 1,500 pounds, his girls can be a little touchy about getting their nails done.
Don’t compound compaction woes
COLUMBUS - For many Ohio farmers, this is the wettest fall since 2003. Not only is the weather throwing a strike at this year's harvest and wheat planting, wet soil compacts easily and that can lead to problems next spring.
Putting a price tag on farm safety
LONDON, Ohio - A few extra minutes or a few extra dollars on a farm can be priceless and farmers are often reluctant to part with either.