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Debt deal might not be as rough on states as initially feared
WASHINGTON — Given all the exemptions from spending cuts that were carved out in the recent federal debt ceiling deal, most states will probably be able to handle the consequences.
2011: New Year brings new reading possibilities
As we head into a new year, nothing beats a good book by the wood stove on a cold winter night. Here are some recent classics I recommend. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose (1996, Simon & Schuster) and Our Natural History: the Lessons of
Indiana farm fatalities up for the second consecutive year
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2008 Indiana Farm Fatality Report, compiled by Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program, documents 28 agricultural-related fatalities in 2008, up from 24 in 2007. Report online Gail Deboy, Purdue agricultural safety engineer and report coordinator, and Bill Field of Purdue’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering collected farm accident
Ohioan makes it through first year at West Point
When the 1,300 young men and women entered the gates of the United States Military Academy last June to begin careers as officers in the U.S. Army, time became a watch word.
Egg production up this year from February 2008
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Egg production in Ohio during February 2009 totaled 551 million eggs; down 13 percent from last month but up 1 percent compared with a year earlier when production for February 2008 totaled 545 million eggs, according to James E. Ramey, director, USDA/NASS, Ohio Field Office. February 2009 During February there were 27.3
Cargill plant named 2008 Feed Mill of the Year
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Feed Industry Association and Feedstuffs have named the Cargill Animal Nutrition plant in Martinsburg, Pa., as the 2008 Feed Mill of the Year.
This year’s wheat yield sets a new U.S. record
WASHINGTON — USDA’s recent Wheat Outlook report showed that all-wheat yield in the U.S. has hit a new record at 44.9 bushels per acre. This yield was up 1.4 bushels from the last forecast released and up 4.4 bushels from the previous year’s data. The previous record yield of 44.2 bushels per acre was achieved
Ohio wheat yields up from last year
WOOSTER, Ohio — Rain and cool temperatures kept disease levels low and crop performance at its peak for Ohio’s wheat. The result: a good year for yields.
First peregrine falcon chicks of the year hatch in Cleveland
COLUMBUS — The first peregrine falcon chicks of the 2008 season have hatched at the Terminal Tower nest in downtown Cleveland, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. More hatchlings at other nest sites across the state are expected within the week, including a nest site in Lakewood. Success There are
Nothing like a 3-year-old spark plug
It was a gray and dreary morning. Not much happening. Not much to spark the day. Until the phone rang.
