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Big plans for Grand Lake St. Marys
CELINA, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently put into place many short- and long-term action plans to help restore Grand Lake St. Marys. “We know that our businesses and families have struggled with the loss of activity at the lake this summer. This crisis has been generations in the making, and it will take
May is the best month of the year
May brings the best transitions of the year. Neotropical migrants return, wildflowers bloom and butterflies emerge. It’s my favorite month. I find it hard not to smile all month long. Only get so many But each year also reminds me that we get only so many Mays. The older I get, the more precious each
Sugarcreek auction fined $162,800 for equine violations
Leroy Baker Jr., owner and operator of Sugarcreek Livestock Auction, has been fined more than $162,000 by the USDA for violating equine transport laws. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) filed a complaint against Baker in March 2008, alleging he violated the Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter Act.
Humane society: Ohio, here we come
SALEM, Ohio — Ohio farmers, you’ve had your warning. The Humane Society of the United States — the group who’s successfully outlawed hen cages, veal crates and gestation stalls in California, Arizona and Florida — has its eye on doing the same in the Buckeye State. The organization sent representatives to Columbus in February to
China poised as Calculating Giant
China is a Calculating Giant, assessing its options, positioning itself for continued dominance — particularly on the world food scene.
Parenting: It’s sure not for sissies
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt discusses the hidden side of parenting… the one fraught with anxiety.
Craft of manger scenes has some history
Antique columnist Roy Booth shares the origin of the manger scene and how it came into public display.
Implementing USDA country-of-origin rule won’t be cheap
The proposed mandatory country-of-origin labeling program could cost $458 million per year.
Does the cattle party end after April?
USDA production forecast complicates predictions for cattle prices the remainder of 2003.
What’s up with my milk check?
From hundreds to thousands of dollars, producer price differential is hitting dairymen’s pockets and balancing the dairy market.
