Courts to rule on checkoffs legality
The Livestock Marketing Association is amending its initial complaint seeking a beef checkoff referendum to ask a federal district court whether the checkoff is unconstitutional. The National Pork Producers Council has asked the same question.
State-of-the-art technology can clean wastewater from swine production
Japanese state-of-the-art technology for treating municipal wastewater has been adapted to replace lagoons on a hog farm.
Trumbull County Fair long on tradition
It was a year of traditions at the Trumbull County Fair junior livestock sale July 14. Get a complete wrap-up of the sale results.
Population: Now 6,169,232,446 and climbing
The U.N. Population Division says world population is currently growing at an annual rate of 1.2 percent, or 77 million people per year. The six countries that account for half of this annual growth are India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.
Alpaca breeding brings tax advantages
Tax advantages found by breeding alpacas are contributing to the rise in their ownership in the United States.
Quilt Odyssey set in Gettysburg, Pa.
Quilt Odyssey 2001, an annual quilt show and symposium will be held Aug. 2-5, exhibiting quilts from Canada, Japan, England, the Netherlands, and from all over the United States. There will also be an antique quilt show.
Angus breeders compete at state show
Ohio Angus breeders paraded 109 females, 20 bulls and nine cow-calf pairs at the 2001 Ohio Angus Preview Show, June 30.
Scientist working on low-fat french fries made from rice
An ARS scientist has perfected a method of processing rice flour mixtures that when fried will closely mimic potatoes.
Bill seeks tax credit for residential wind turbines
Turbine manufacturers claim there are more than 20 million homes in America with an acre or more of land that would be suitable for one of these machines.
Teens struggle to ace history test
Asked basic fourth grade-level history questions, teens didn't know many important historical facts.
