All in the family
NEWCOMERSTOWN, Ohio - Farming has its way of taking hold of lives, of families, of generations. For Jerry Lahmers' family in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, that hold is particularly tight.
Ohio offers hand to Gulf Coast farmers
SALEM, Ohio - With news of an impending hurricane, Louisiana cattlemen hauled their animals from the Gulf Coast to safety farther north.
Past makes present burn brighter
The dairyman stormed into the local paper and demanded to speak to the editor. His tone was "brusque, belligerent" and after he was directed to the appropriate spot, the "short oldish man with a rural turn to his speech, leaned the [butts] of his hands on the desk, stuck out a grizzled chin, and lit into the editor.
Construction to start on ethanol plant
MAUMEE, Ohio - The Andersons Inc. will immediately begin construction on the largest, dry-mill ethanol plant east of the Mississippi River in Clymers, Ind.
Corn after corn a continuous challenge for growers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Conventional wisdom suggests a corn crop be rotated with another crop. Some farmers are disregarding that sage advice and producing high yields by growing corn in the same field year after year.
High prices to stay as cow herd grows
URBANA, Ill. - The cattle industry can expect another year of high prices, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
Take steps to keep soybean disease at arm’s length
COLUMBUS - Asian soybean rust didn't show up in Ohio or Indiana in 2005, but a lot of other soybean diseases did.
Precision feeding helps environment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Phosphorus and nitrogen-containing protein are well recognized as essential components to dairy cattle feed.
Ohio ag delegation hopes to learn high-tech tips from Israeli farmers
(Note: Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell is participating in a farmer-to-farmer mission to Israel.
Ohio Bull Test comes to an end
SALEM, Ohio - After nearly four decades, the Ohio Bull Test program will end this spring. The 37th and final sale will be April 15 at the Eastern Agricultural Research Station in Belle Valley.
