The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Dec. 14 livestock auction.
The supply was small due to winter storms.
Commercial bulls, 60. to 67.50; ...
The election for the FSA county committee members to represent producers in Local Administrative Area (LAA)-2 and LAA-14 was held on Dec. 9 with the following results.
E...
FRESNO, Calif. — More than half of America's farmers work a job off the farm to make ends meet, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In Californ...
Farmers may preserve land
Butler is one of 57 counties enrolled in the Farmland Preservation Program. There are now 38 farms preserved in Butler County.
The state agricu...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Dec. 7 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, 56.50 to 69.; commercial cows, 20. to 60.50; slaughter ste...
The Natural Resources Conservation Service will hold an informational meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 15 at the Butler farm service center office.
The meeting will cov...
Rainfall, flooding and now snow have ended the seasons harvest of corn and soybeans, at least for the time being.
Although soybean harvest is essentially complete, there...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Nov. 30 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $52. to 68.50; commercial cows, 20. to 65.50; slaughter s...
Today starts a two-week period many farmers and sportsmen have been waiting for since last year: deer season.
Young and not so young hunters have been talking about thei...
4-H holds its annual banquet
More than 250 Butler County 4-H volunteers, members and guests were on hand for the annual Achievement and Recognition Banquet held recently ...
