The Ohio Pork Council, Ohio Cattlemen?s Association, Ohio Poultry Association and the Ohio Dairy Producers Association announced their appreciation of the Ohio Delegation for their continued support of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). This announcement...
The National Dairy FARM Program announced today the release of a stockmanship training video as part of the program?s partnership with the National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.The 27-minute video is divided into several chapters, including ?Point of Balance,?...
President Roosevelt toured the Great Plains with some leaders telling him to just abandon the region and let it go, it wasn?t worth the effort. Roosevelt said he could see in the people?s eyes that they intended to stay and survive. Hugh Hammond Bennett and other...
It looks as though farmers around Ohio may not be able to get back into the fields for some time after recent heavy rains and more precip in the forecast. In fact, it could be mid-May by the time some planters roll again. Roy Ulrich is a Technical Agronomist with...
When I find farmers that I want to feature on Farm & Country Radio, it?s easy to find a corn, soybean or wheat grower. As much as I enjoy visiting with them about crops and such, I equally enjoy introducing listeners to farmers that they may never get to meet...
Whether talking to farmers in France, Ghana or southern Ohio, Rafiq Islam?s message is consistent: tilling the land does more long-term damage than good.As an Ohio State University soil scientist, Islam is among the disciples in the movement to convince farmers that...
Deere & Company announced it was informed by Monsanto Company that it has chosen to terminate a 2015 agreement for Deere to acquire the Precision Planting LLC business.?We are deeply disappointed in this outcome as we remain confident the acquisition would have...
Ohio?s Country Journal and Ohio Ag Net is welcoming five student reporters that will be helping cover the 2017 Ohio FFA Convention May 4 and 5. Stay tuned for further convention coverage.Abbie Greer is a junior in the R.G. Drage FFA Chapter where has served as the...
A report on intellectual property issued last week by the U.S. Trade Representative?s Office (USTR) outlined the Trump Administration?s continuing commitment to curtailing the damaging abuses of geographical indications (GIs) ? particularly by the European Union...
In early January 2017, the Wayne County Extension office in partnership with the Wayne County Farm Bureau, Wayne County SWCD and NRCS, the Wayne County Ag Success Team and the Wayne-Ashland Dairy Service Unit, mailed a survey to 339 Wayne County dairy farms to...
