Yearly Archives: 2006
Testing for mad cow disease cut back
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin transitioning to an ongoing Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow disease) surveillance program that corresponds to the extremely low prevalence of the disease in the U.
Registration extended for Bt corn technologies
ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has extended the registration of two YieldGard insect-protected corn technologies developed by Monsanto Company.
Plum pox virus found in N.Y. orchard
ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell plant scientists, working with state and federal officials, have detected plum pox virus (PPV) for the first time in New York state on trees from an orchard in Niagara County.
Organic farming coming into its own
COLUMBUS - Given the right conditions, organic farming can produce, on average, as much corn per acre in Ohio as conventional farming can, according to an Ohio State University study.
Japan lifts beef ban
SALEM, Ohio - After months of talks, Japan agreed in late July to reopen its borders to U.S. beef. The two countries have gone back and forth over beef imports since December 2003 when BSE was first found in the U.
Guide gives farmers insight into new methods
WASHINGTON - Farmers and ranchers seeking to learn more about the best agricultural systems will find many ideas in the new free publication 2006/07 SARE Highlights.
Eminent domain denied in Ohio
COLUMBUS - Ohio property owners breathed a sigh of relief July 26 when the state Supreme Court voted unanimously to stop the city of Norwood in Hamilton County from taking private homes to make way for a development complex.
Dairies compete at district show
CANFIELD, Ohio - Rohaven Orion Katy, a 4-year-old shown by Robert Haskins and family, took grand champion honors in the open show at the 2006 Northeast Ohio District Holstein Show.
Cattle industry looks vulnerable
URBANA, Ill. - Cattle producers are continuing a slow expansion of brood cow numbers, but rapid movement of calves into feedlots due to depleted pastures means lower finished cattle prices are likely, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
We’re still here: Polcen’s cows visit Summit Co. Fair
TALLMADGE, Ohio - There's only six head in his entire herd - and the herd is merely a hobby these days - but Jim Polcen still washes them and hauls them and shows them at the Summit County Fair.
