Mahoning 4-H’ers raise $250,000
CANFIELD, Ohio - Bidders helped hundreds of Mahoning County 4-H'ers raise more than $250,000 during livestock project auctions at last week's Canfield Fair.
Bids down but sale total up in Geauga County
BURTON, Ohio - Champion prices at Geauga County's market livestock sale Sept. 4 dropped. But thanks to more steer and hog projects and many re-sales this year, the overall sale total jumped to $232,000, a $23,000 increase from last year's high.
Raneys practice conservation to protect farmland and watershed
ADAMSVILLE, Pa. - Most of Jeff Raney's conservation work on his combined 250-acre dairy farms in Adamsville, Pa.
The money connoisseur
RAVENNA, Ohio - You'd think with all Robbin Quinn knows about money, he'd be a banker or stockbroker or at least outrageously rich.
Energy costs impact ag production
Expert says to watch anhydrous prices this fall and lock them when
Like other sectors of the U.S. economy, agriculture has also kept a weary eye on energy prices.
Farmland values pushing higher
WASHINGTON - Farm real estate values, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $1,360 per acre on Jan.
Fish diseases, diagnostics workshop set
MILLERSBURG, Ohio - According to Dean Slates, Holmes County Extension Educator, as more and more people get interested and involved in an aquaculture enterprise, they soon learn that fish and other aquatic creatures get sick (just as other livestock do) and there are few experts and resource people who specialize in fish diseases.
Hall salutes Ed Johnson’s work
COLUMBUS - When Ed Johnson dreamed, he dreamed big. And the results were often as full of life as his voice over early morning radio broadcasts.
Marshall County Fair: W.Va. youth receive higher prices
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. - Prices were high at the Marshall County Fair FFA/4-H livestock sale in Moundsville, W.
Pa. accepting comments on manure regs
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Proposed changes to Pennsylvania's Nutrient Management Act are available online and ready for the 90-day public comment period.