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Bull testing program opens at Livestock Evaluation Center
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture opened the 2008-2009 State Bull Performance Testing Program at the Livestock Evaluation Center. Beef producers from Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia have 120 bulls participating in the 112-day performance testing program. Progressive breeders nominate some of their best bulls to be
A weekly roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 5, 2008
NORTH BENTON, Ohio — The Village Varieties 4-H club met May 20 at the North Benton Presbyterian Church. In old business, the club collected notes of encouragement to send to servicemen currently serving in Iraq. The county poster contest was also discussed. In new business, adviser Sharen O’Brock read a thank-you note from a servicewoman,
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau salutes Wolff, Steele
Pa. Farm Bureau presented former state agriculture secretary Dennis Wolff and former dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences Robert Steele with Barn Raiser Awards to recognize their years of public service to the agricultural community.
You are what you eat
Seabolt says she is not a picky eater but has become more food conscious over the years.
Researchers: Ohio could miss Lake Erie water quality target
Reaching Ohio’s 2025 target for improving Lake Erie’s water quality will be even more challenging than expected, according to a recently completed study led by Ohio State research teams.
Do your calves get quality colostrum?
As spring calving season approaches, it is vital calves receive adequate immunity at birth. Because calves are born without an active immune system, they rely on the consumption of antibodies from colostrum for protection against scours and pneumonia.
Second ag easement donated to ODA
Virgil Hudson donated an agricultural easement on his 100-acre Auglaize County farm to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
What does the AFBF president want from Congress?
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall is calling on Congress to reform regulations that burden the lives of farmers.
Planning to cope with emergencies
Flood water forces the exodus of cattle to higher ground. Drought does the same on a wider scale, only to greener ground. And in the case of wild fires, tornadoes and other natural disasters, there might not even be time for that. Count your blessings As if the job of beef producer isn’t hard enough,
Semiannual sale attracts draft horse enthusiasts
Despits less-than-ideal traveling conditions the first week of March, the Mid-Ohio Spring Draft Horse Sale at Mount Hope, Ohio, enjoyed near-record attendance and sales.
