A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 12, 2015:
BEVERLY, Ohio — Fort Frye FFA is is starting its annual strawberry sale, offering a full flat of strawberries for $26, and half a...
Eastern Ohio Grazing Council plans meetings
Topics will include weeds and how they grow, weed identification, weed prevention techniques, and controlling the weeds that we have.
Dairy cooperatives petition USDA for federal marketing order in California
Dairy organizations seek federal milk marketing order for California.
Proposed pipeline projects give plenty room for thought
Pipeline projects leave much to think about.
Nutrient issues dominate discussion at Ohio AgriBusiness conference
Ohio's third agribusiness conference focuses on many issues, especially water quality.
Data reveals farming is most common job in only two states
Almost all states showed a shift in industries, and there was one industry that slowly shrunk in size over the 36-year period: farming.
Cattle market: Record prices, more feed means expansion
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The expansion of the nation’s cattle herds for the first time since 2007 is largely the result of record-high cattle...
Meet the ice breakers: Amish ice-cutting frolic
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Despite some dictionary definitions of a frolic include a drunken brawl, in an Amish community, it’s more a social event.
In time for Valentine’s Day: Chocolate for the health of it
Scientific evidence shows a link between eating cocoa products and reduction of cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, platelet aggregation and cholesterol levels, as well as cognitive ability, memory, insulin sensitivity and increased blood flow to the brain.
Misery of measles avoidable through immunization
The recent measles outbreak linked to Disney amusement parks in southern California should not be a concern for anyone who has had measles in the past or who has received two doses of the measles vaccine.
