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County Line Produce Auction opens new facility
New facility brings new opportunity for produce sales.
ODNR: Ohio earthquakes triggered by brine injection into disposal wells
Investigators confirmed injection well fluid along a weakened geologic fault triggered the 12 earthquakes that occurred in the Youngstown area between March 2011 and January 2012. Ohio proposes stricter regs.
Genetic improvement gives impressive corn yield results, despite weather
COLUMBUS — Weather conditions at planting and harvest seemed to plague farmers in 2011. Despite frustrating meteorological developments, Ohio State University experts say continuous improvements in corn genetics and traits allowed producers to record impressive yields this year. “Seed companies are screening hybrids and genetics on such a huge scale now that they are able
Pricing corn can be a tricky decision
COLUMBUS — How to price corn for silage is a perennially challenging question. The best answer will vary depending on the point of view: Are you buying or are you selling?
Tell a farmer ‘thank you.’ Today.
Above: Note from a Farm and Dairy reader North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler was eating lunch with some staff members at a local restaurant recently when a woman walked by, laid a napkin on his table, and kept on walking to the cash register. “I picked up the napkin and noticed she had written
Fungicide experiment results all over the board, corn yields greatly varied
WOOSTER, Ohio — The jury is still out on the effectiveness and feasibility of using fungicides on corn in the absence of diseases to boost yields, and plant pathologists continue to recommend their use in an Integrated Pest Management approach to dealing with foliar diseases. In a study of 100-plus corn plots throughout the eastern
The New HamThe New Hampshire ‘pay per view’
We’ve looked out our back windows and watched a bobcat prowl the edge of our woods. We’ve watched deer and wild turkeys.
The world of horse racing mourns
It has been an incredibly sad week for horse lovers and horse-race enthusiasts, as the Kentucky Derby winner and legend-in-the-making Barbaro left the Preakness Stakes in an equine ambulance.
Pull Up A Chair
A catchy name for a chair shop, the words Pull Up a Chair once graced the sign on a small building in Columbiana that has housed several businesses over the years.
That Perfect Dress
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb has helped pick the perfect prom dress. Half of the battle is over.
