U.S. Supreme Court listens to beef checkoff arguments
WASHINGTON - The national beef checkoff seesaw is balanced before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The court heard oral arguments Dec.
Farm Bureau renews link to business
COLUMBUS - This time of year, most Ohio farmers are thinking about wrapping up the 2004 growing season, not about wrapping up tort reform in the statehouse.
Group wants moratorium on CAFOs in Ohio
SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio Farmers Union wants a time out.
Today they're calling for state legislators, educators and ag leaders to stop promoting and recruiting confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) until they've got sound science to prove the farms aren't a safety threat for communities and the environment.
Beef checkoff changes: Ohio producers vote on backup plan
SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio Cattlemen's Association doesn't think the national beef checkoff will end, but in case it does, the group has a contingency plan.
Farm Credit breaks deal, owes $10 million
SALEM, Ohio - Farm Credit Services of America owes its proposed buyer $10 million after breaking a merger agreement this fall.
Bin-busting bean harvest nears end
COLUMBUS - Harvest has been long for Ohio soybean growers, but the end result is worth it.
According to the Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service, the state is seeing a record state average yield of 47 bushels per acre - two bushels more than the previous record set in 1997.
Bush names Johanns to be new ag secretary
WASHINGTON - The president nominated Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns as the country's next secretary of agriculture.
Dairy moves forward with animal ID
RALEIGH, N.C. - Hershey Brothers Dairy Farm near Lancaster, Pa., recently installed a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system.
Farm Bureau defends landowner rights
WASHINGTON - Working to protect the rights of America's farm and ranch landowners, the American Farm Bureau Federation has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a property case before the U.
Farm Bureau recommendations signed into law in Pennsylvania
CAMP HILL, Pa. - Several bills advanced by Pennsylvania Farm Bureau have been signed into law by Gov.
