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LETTER: Ron Paul will put the Constitution back in its proper place
Editor: The March primary is right around the corner and I have yet to see much regarding Ron Paul in Ohio. I have been a Ron Paul follower for years now. Frankly, it amazes me that no one seems to be too interested in upholding our Constitution these days including most already elected officials. I
Lack of farming experience makes HSUS unqualified
Editor: After reading last week’s Farm and Dairy article about HSUS and Paul Shapiro, my curiosity got the best of me and I spent a couple hours on the Internet checking out its board of directors and came up with some interesting facts. To my amazement, there is not one of these 15 people who
Pa. cattle farm wins national stewardship award
Blue skies + green grass = red meat.
Time for reminiscing and relaxing
Now is the time to pop corn, drink hot cocoa (or beverage of your choice), play favorite music, read a good book — and fall asleep — at least that’s what happens here.
For first time, corn will supply more ethanol plants than feed farm animals
COLUMBIA, Mo. — More corn will fuel U.S. gas tanks in the coming year than will feed U.S. livestock and poultry. Amid cuts to yield estimates for corn and soybeans, the USDA’s Crop Production and Supply/Demand Report projects that ethanol plants will use 200 million more bushels of corn than animals will eat. “That’s a
Hi-Q Egg permit denied, company not building
WOOSTER, Ohio — A new egg production company will not be coming to Ohio after all, officials determined last week. Hi-Q Egg Products, which had applied for a permit to install and operate a hen facility in Union County, was denied on the basis the application was not complete. The application was missing local documentation
Lack of worm control in goats can destroy herd
NEOSHO, Mo. — The recent wet weather and the warm days to follow usually means an increase in internal parasites or worms in sheep and goats according to Dr. Jodie Pennington, small ruminant educator with Lincoln University Extension. Worms are the primary internal parasite of small ruminants and remain one of the biggest problems of
Loose animal legislation sets standards for liability
WOOSTER, Ohio — Farmers whose livestock get loose should soon have a clearer set of standards for any civil or criminal liability. House Bill 22, better known as the animals at large legislation, was approved by a unanimous House vote March 1, and was approved unanimously by the Senate Agriculture Committee March 9. The bill
There’s a new kid in town: Meet The Social Silo
The Social Silo is the new “social face” of the Farm and Dairy.
Early harvest allows rare opportunity for fall fertilizing
COLUMBUS — With corn and soybean harvest ahead of schedule in Ohio, farmers are encouraged to make their fertilizer applications now. “This is a rare opportunity for farmers,” said Robert Mullen, an Ohio State University Extension fertility specialist. “With harvest about two weeks early, on average, they can get quite a bit of fertilizer applications
