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Groundhog hole provides portal to prehistoric past
Washington County’s Meadowcroft Rockshelter has evidence of life 16,000 years ago, making it the oldest human campsite in North America.
2013 corn yields, prices uncertain (Surprise! It all depends on the weather)
If corn yields are more ‘normal’ in 2013, prices could fall by $2.10 to $5.50 per bushel.
Drought, temperature swings blamed for widespread corn abnormalities
COLUMBUS – This season’s drought may be the cause of stunted ears being found throughout Ohio’s cornfields.
Ohio’s soybean yield is second highest on record
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – Ohio’s average soybean yield for 2005 is estimated at 45 bushels per acre. This is the second highest state yield on record and only two bushels below the state record yield of 47 bushels per acre recorded in 2004.
Harvesting hope – Kenyan farmers celebrate first banana harvest using new growing technology
NAIROBI, Kenya – African village farmers are harvesting hope along with their banana crop. Marking a two-year culmination of a partnership between Africa Harvest – a Kenyan-based agricultural nonprofit organization – and DuPont, this year’s harvest in Chura, Nairobi, is the first in the community to include bananas grown via tissue culture propagation.
Share your fair memories
Last year you told us stories of romance, pranks, family bonding and missteps. What will you come up with this year?
Since we know you still have countless fair memories to share with us, we’re again inviting readers to send us their favorite county fair stories and pictures.
EPA posts pesticide incident data publicly
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took a major step to increase transparency by posting 10 years of pesticide incident data on its website.
An undercover country girl returns to town
After 10 years on the ranch, Eliza Blue and her family are now residents of the tiny prairie town that sits adjacent to their east pasture.
Treasuring shared moments is the real magic of Christmas
Kymberly Foster Seabolt ponders what really makes Christmas special, and the evolution of how she’s defined a special Christmas over the years.
Former CEO of Columbus Zoo sentenced to prison for fraud
The former CEO of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was sentenced to 7 years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded the zoo of at least $2.3 million.
