Tips for getting those replacement heifers bred
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Beef cattle inventory done Jan. 1, 2005, indicates number of beef cattle replacement heifers in the United States - weighing 500 pounds and over - are up 4 percent compared to one year earlier.
Tuscarawas County: Lovedays, Putt earn dairy awards
RAGERSVILLE, Ohio - Despite a snowy, hazardous driving conditions, 115 dairy farmers and guests attended the annual Tuscarawas County Dairy Farmers banquet Feb.
Urban farmer pushes for ‘local food’
WESTERVILLE, Ohio - What's a girl to do when she's got a farmer's heart but lives near the largest city in the state?
Adapt and make do.
Extension hurt by budget cuts
SALEM, Ohio -Money is scarce at the Trumbull County Extension office this year due to a proposed 40 percent budget cut.
On-farm fertilizer storage now regulated
SALEM, Ohio - Tom Beck's a busy man, farming his 2,000 bean and corn acres in Henry County, Ohio.
Apply now for reduced-rate loans
COLUMBUS - Applications are now available for farmers and small agricultural businesses wishing to apply for the 2005
Border reopens to Canadian beef
WASHINGTON - The U.S. gates reopen to Canadian cattle and beef products March 7.
USDA officials say they are "confident" in the animal and public health measures Canada has in place to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease.
Can Latin America complete reforms?
WASHINGTON - Latin America's economies need to be made more "crisis resistant" if the region is to sustain the economic growth it has achieved since 2002, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Coming home
JERUSALEM, Ohio - When I went to bed that first night in our new country house, I could barely choke back the tears.
Ohio lawmakers debate equine checkoff
SALEM, Ohio - Several years ago, Susan Prokop paid $125 for a pony for her daughter to ride and show.