Information sessions available on Ohio’s ag easement purchase program
Sessions are set in four parts of the state.
Kroger tells suppliers to immediately adopt new USDA beef regulations
New regulations include testing all cattle for BSE, revamped slaughtering processes and the exclusion of downer cows.
Locals keep authority to regulate factory farms
Pennsylvania's House Bill 1222 vetoed; preserves local authority to resolve agricultural conflict.
Michigan farm paying for polluting: EPA, Sierra Club settle with dairy
As part of the settlement, the farm will build and use a retention pond to store contaminated runoff from the dairy for 180 days.
Ohio corn yield sets new state record
U.S. corn production up from 2002, soybean production down.
Ohio sheep association honors leader
Mike Stitzlein of Ashland County and Bill and Susan Shultz of Logan County also recognized.
Ohio State kicks prion test effort into high gear
Researcher looking for way to identify BSE-causing prions through blood before the onset of symptoms.
Rovenolts win six-horse hitch for ninth time
Rovenolt Stables of Turbotville, Pa., won the four- and six-horse hitch competitions at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Power to the people, but just some
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the lack of accountability in the maze of multinational business transactions.
USDA tracking, slaughtering cows
USDA euthanized entire bull calf herd from Sunnyside, Wash., that included the bull calf born to the cow infected with mad cow disease.
