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Morrisons named OFBF's Outstanding Young Farm Couple
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) has named Robert and Autumn Morrison of Bloomingdale as its 2008 Outstanding Young Farm Couple. They will represent Ohio in the national contest during the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, in January. The award recognizes ind ...
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Select seed carefully for 2009 season
If ever there was a year to look at more than one year's data, 2008 is it. When selecting hybrids and varieties for spring planting, evaluate more than 2008's results. "There were a lot more adverse factors that affected the hybrids' performance this year," says Bill Mullen, Seed Consultants Inc. ...
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Ag group proposes helping hungry, and stimulating farm economy
A proposal to help America's hungry, and stimulate the farm economy, was proposed by National Farmers recently. It calls for funds originally earmarked for farm payments to millionaires be used instead, for the purchase of grain, meat and dairy products to help America's less fortunate. "As Ameri ...
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Certified Angus Beef brand celebrates 30 years and record sales
It's not often a company celebrates a milestone anniversary and an all-time sales record in the same year. The Certified Angus Beef brand, with sales of 634 million pounds this year, hit the highest mark in its 30-year history. The achievement was an 8.8 percent increase, or 51 million pounds more ...
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Breaking new ground in Ohio agriculture
By ROBERT J. BOGGS Director, Ohio Dept. of Agriculture If you didn't know what went on at the Ohio Department of Agriculture's complex of buildings outside the city limits of Reynoldsburg, you would never be able to guess from the red brick exterior. Most people are amazed to find out that th ...
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OSC Board of Trustees elects new officers
The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) Board of Trustees held officer elections yesterday during the board meeting. The positions elected were chairman, vice-chairman, treasurer and secretary, making up the OSC Executive Committee for the 2009 fiscal year. Keith Kemp of Preble County was elected the new ...
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Students invited to study at Lake Erie research lab
High school and college students with interests in science can get out into the field this summer by taking one- or five-week courses at Stone Laboratory, the nation's oldest freshwater field research station, located on Gibraltar Island in Put-in-Bay. The classes, on such topics as oceanography, a ...
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Porteus elected president of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Brent Porteus of Coshocton has been elected as president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). This is the highest elected office in the state's largest general farm organization. Elected as OFBF's 22nd president, Porteus fills the office vacated by Bob Peterson of Sabina, who stepped down a ...
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Farm Bureau presents Hollingshead with Distinguished Service Award
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) recently honored Cynthia Holling-shead for her years of service to the organization and for her commitment to agriculture in the state. Hollingshead was presented with OFBF's Distinguished Service Award during the organization's 90th annual meeting Dec. 3-5 in C ...
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'Cell to Sell' Soy Technology program
The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and the Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center (OBIC), in conjunction with Polymer Ohio, recently launched an initiative that will accelerate the innovation and commercialization of soy-based industrial products. Funded in part by OSC and the soybean checkoff, the "Cell ...
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New Kuhn Knight profeed delivery box
Kuhn North America Inc., of Brodhead, Wis., introduces the 70110 ProFeed Delivery Box for large feedlots and dairies. This unit features a large-capacity box, twin-auger design and a variable-speed hydraulic motor. The twin augers provide consistent unloading and cleanout while the hydraulic moto ...
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