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Kalmbach Swine Management donates more than 1,400 pounds of pork to local foodbank Kalmbach Swine Management, of Upper Sandusky, recently made an initial donation of 1,414 pounds of ground pork, or more than 7,000 servings, to the Second Harvest Foodbank of North Central Ohio to support a statewide effort to combat hunger in Ohio. The effort, Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hun ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

Cattle tales connect with consumers Cattlemen tell stories in a lot of ways -- across a fence gate, over coffee at the feed store, through the pickup window or atop a good horse in the back of the ropin' pen. Now, producers focused on quality can also tell their stories on the Internet's World Wide Web. Ranchers from nearly every ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

CAB outstrips Choice When times are lean, sales of luxury items are typically the first to fall off. However, when it comes to beef, it appears that consumer demand for the higher quality and pricier Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand held up better than that for USDA Choice or lower grade beef. What has been called an ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

Weather/breakdowns can be costly for farmers A wet spring, cool summer, and sodden fall have all combined to delay the harvest season. Soybeans have been late coming off, which affects whether farmers can plant winter wheat for next season as the wheat needs good fall growing days. The cool wet fall conditions have delayed the corn harvest ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

ODA receives funds through USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs announced the department has received more than $809,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funding will be shared among 17 projects allowing the Ohio Department of Agriculture to part ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

Equipment advancements, economic savings mean no-till, strip-till make sense Conservation tillage makes sense -- the strategy is not new and the data supports its benefits from an environmental and input-cost standpoint. Residue cover prevents erosion, increases healthy organic matter in soil, and keeps moisture levels high. Furthermore, reduced-tillage operations use less ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

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