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Ohio State Fair entry deadlines approaching
Completed entry forms for most areas of competition at the fair must be postmarked by June 20, with poultry and rabbits; agriculture, horticulture and floriculture; and horse show entries due in early July.
How do I attract native bees to my yard and garden?
Native bees, among other pollinators, play a vital role in the production of the food we eat and the plants we enjoy. Attract beneficial bees to your garden with these plants.
OARDC abuzz over bees, largest beekeeping workshop draws 900
WOOSTER, Ohio — It was all about the bees March 6 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, where 900 or so beekeepers and advocates swarmed to Fisher Auditorium. The largest one-day bee event in the nation drew a crowd from 12 states with the focus of “Modern Beekeeping: New Ways of Doing Old
Additional funds spur research on honey bees’ colony collapse disorder
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff recently said Pennsylvania will increase funding to continue research on the potentially devastating honey bee colony collapse disorder. A team of experts, including Pennsylvania acting State Apiarist Dennis vanEngelsdorp, rallied to address colony collapse disorder. In January 2007, the Department of Agriculture — just one of two state
‘Harvested cattle, slaughtered markets’
Alan Guebert weighs in on today’s broken cattle market, what caused it and whether it can be fixed.
Looking for answers to old problems
On any other day, the Jan. 23 confirmation that another BSE-carrying cow had been discovered in Canada would have rocked that nation and its Canadian beef-importing neighbor to the south.
CattleFax: Margins are tight, but cattle outlook strong in 2018
CattleFax beef cattle outlook: ‘Demand is robust on all fronts’ but expect tight margins. Profitable price levels still out there for the cow-calf segment; feeders and backgrounders, not so much.
Cattle numbers lowest since 1950s
According to the latest numbers from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service in Ohio, beef cows, at 290,000 head, were down 3 percent from last year, and milk cows, at 270,000 head, were unchanged from last year.
All About Grazing: Preparing for fall and winter forage use
The wet spring and early summer weather has led to many questions regarding hay quality and the factors beef producers should consider when planning their cow wintering programs.
Grace Meadows Farm uses pasture management to grow contract grazing, beef cattle operations
In the last five years, Grace Meadows Farm has gone from a dairy farm to a beef cattle operation, contract grazing as many as 600 beef cattle through the summer.
