Learn the basics of farmland fencing
NEW YORK - An important aspect of a farm is a fencing system. Fences control livestock, divide land and improve the organization - not to mention the appearance - of farmland.
Milk program increases assessment
ARLINGTON, Va. - The members of Cooperatives Working Together voted recently to double the program's current 5-cent per hundredweight assessment.
Ohio farmers shape U.S. ag policies
DENVER - The Ohio Farmers Union has adopted a strong grassroots policy supporting the extension the current farm bill and the adoption of disaster assistance legislation for farmers and ranchers.
Poll: Ohioans support indoor smoking ban
COLUMBUS - One year after the SmokeFreeOhio campaign kicked off, a poll shows 60 percent of Ohio registered voters support a statewide clean indoor air law.
Save money and help the environment
WASHINGTON - With the increase in energy prices, it's important to know there are ways to lower your energy bill, maintain the overall comfort of your home and be energy efficient.
Squeezing the most out of every drop
(Note: Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell recently traveled with an Ohio agricultural trade mission to Israel.
Eminent domain is concern for landowners
WASHINGTON - One day your land belongs to you, the next day it belongs to someone else. You didn't sell it - the government took it and gave it away in the name of higher tax revenues.
Israel struggles with its ag future
(Note: Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell is traveling with an Ohio agricultural trade mission to Israel.
Farming is funny
RAGERSVILLE, Ohio - Farming isn't always a side-splitting, gut-busting, fall-off-your-chair-laughing experience.
Ohio Fresh Eggs ordered to destroy 4.3 million eggs at Croton facility
SALEM, Ohio -Ohio Fresh Eggs in Croton, Ohio, has been ordered to destroy approximately 4.3 million eggs deemed unfit for human consumption.
