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Ohio Spring Dairy Expo draws 758 animals from 7 breeds
COLUMBUS — The 27th Ohio Spring Dairy Expo was held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio, on March 28-30. A total of 758 animals, representing all seven breeds of dairy cattle, were on the grounds for the shows and sales, an increase of more than 100 head over last year. Exhibitors traveled from
Wildmans bring transparency to swine industry
Ohio swine farm moving toward more transparency, greater efficiency as a feeder-only operation.
Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Taking a look at the life of a farmer 50 years ago
What were you doing 50 years ago? Our fathers and grandfathers, and maybe even we ourselves, were settling down after supper with the October issue of Farm Journal to find out what was going on.
What farmers, families were reading 60 years ago
I was just looking through the January 1950 issue of Farm Journal magazine (cover price: 20 cents), and here’s what farmers and their wives and kids were reading 60 years ago. “Farm labor costs are coming down and efficiency is going up. Smart farm hands will hang onto good jobs. Hogs will make money for
Understanding how weeds are resistant to herbicides
URBANA, Ill. –In a little more than seven hours, University of Illinois weed scientist Patrick Tranel got more genetic information about waterhemp than in two years time in a lab. The genetic information was obtained using pyrosequencing technology in the Keck Center at the University of Illinois. The genetic sequence will allow scientists to study
Dairy Excel: Balancing act: Depooling zaps F.O. 33 farmers
Depooling in April and May cost F.O. 33 milk producers who remained pooled $21.3 million, says columnist and Ohio State ag economist Cam Thraen.
Couple filling floral demands of niche market
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Farmers sharing insights on their successes have become hallmarks of the annual Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture conference.
Give your bull a job evaluation
Just as new employee evaluations occur during the first 30 days of employment, an “on-the-job” bull evaluation should be performed early in the breeding season.
Feed ban expanded: No more poultry litter, plate waste or blood products
Food and Drug Administration beefs up firewalls that protect the U.S. food supply from mad cow disease.
Up to no good: Ohio farms tempting drug makers
One might think a farm is the last place a drug maker and thief would hit. Not so.
