Task force calls for eminent domain amendment
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio's eminent domain task force wants the state to add a constitutional amendment to deal with private land takings.
Belmont County gets nine stars
BETHESDA, Ohio - Several Belmont County politicians were present or represented at the recent Farm Bureau annual meeting in Bethesda.
Experts advise bug vigilance for farms
WOOSTER, Ohio - Soybean growers are being encouraged to scout their fields amid scattered reports of high numbers of leaf defoliators making a meal of the crop.
Knox County Fair brought buyers and sellers together for another stellar year
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - The Banbury sisters were all smiles as their grand champion market lamb brought $36.
New insurance law allows premium collection before policy period ends
INDIANAPOLIS - Ohio Gov. Bob Taft recently signed legislation with provisions benefiting farm mutual insurance companies and their policyholders, according to the
Cattle industry looks vulnerable
URBANA, Ill. - Cattle producers are continuing a slow expansion of brood cow numbers, but rapid movement of calves into feedlots due to depleted pastures means lower finished cattle prices are likely, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
Dairies compete at district show
CANFIELD, Ohio - Rohaven Orion Katy, a 4-year-old shown by Robert Haskins and family, took grand champion honors in the open show at the 2006 Northeast Ohio District Holstein Show.
Eminent domain denied in Ohio
COLUMBUS - Ohio property owners breathed a sigh of relief July 26 when the state Supreme Court voted unanimously to stop the city of Norwood in Hamilton County from taking private homes to make way for a development complex.
Guide gives farmers insight into new methods
WASHINGTON - Farmers and ranchers seeking to learn more about the best agricultural systems will find many ideas in the new free publication 2006/07 SARE Highlights.
Japan lifts beef ban
SALEM, Ohio - After months of talks, Japan agreed in late July to reopen its borders to U.S. beef. The two countries have gone back and forth over beef imports since December 2003 when BSE was first found in the U.