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New diesel emissions standards to affect farmers
FARGO, N.D. – Starting Jan. 1, 2011, farmers will see changes in new diesel-powered farm equipment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has mandated new diesel engine exhaust emission standards in its Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rules. These new emission standards will impact only new equipment. “The EPA has adopted a multitiered, comprehensive national exhaust emission
Hornet’s nest tells the true story of snowfall
Remember that high hornets’ nest I wrote about in the Jan. 21 column? Old-timers believed the higher the hornets built their nests, the deeper the snow. Well, that nest tells the true story about snowfall here, and every day there are a few more inches wiping out the creature glyphs in the now unblemished surface.
Some groups want exemptions from livestock care board
COLUMBUS — Unhappy with the charge of paying an additional feed tax and the possibility of having their own standards compromised, several groups representing organic, “small farmers” and “family farmers” asked Ohio’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to be exempted from the soon-to-be formed livestock care standards board. The board was approved by more than
Addressing difficult issues on the farm
You may not be listed as the farm’s primary operator, but as a partner in the operation you may have to be the voice that begins the conversation about the future of the operation. Many times this is a difficult conversation, as it can involve topics such as financial viability, transition of management and control
Geauga County Junior Fair Dairy Show results
BURTON, Ohio — The 2009 Geauga County Junior Fair Dairy Show was held Sept. 4 at the Geauga County Fairgrounds. Bill Wachtel judged the dairy classes. Showmanship placings were as follows: Senior: First, Jake Lausin, second, Matthew Bruening. Intermediate: First, Evan Parker, second, Rachel Shrock. Junior: First, Zachary Retych, second, Becky Parker. Beginner: First, Lauren
Namesake of my daughter
My great-grandmother, Jeannette, was born in 1902 and her life would span most of the 20th century. She would see advancements in her lifetime that were unheard of at the time of her birth. Still her life, like any, would not always be easy. Tragically, she would lose her mother to tuberculosis as a child.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 9, 2009
CADIZ, Ohio — Dairy baskets will be sold first at the Harrison County Fair Sale July 10, beginning at 4 p.m. Twenty-one dairy youth have worked with their dairy heifers and cows throughout this year. This year, the Harrison Dairy Board and dairy youth have created a Green Dairy Basket. The basket is actually a
Advice on life and love from fourth graders
I’m just back from my foray into the fourth grade class Valentine’s party. Pizza was eaten, votes were cast, alliances were made — and broken. It was boys versus girls in all the giggly party games. The boys were trounced — badly. And isn’t it just always that way really? When it comes to games
The great clutter crisis
Despite what psychoanalysts might claim, not everything that is wrong with you is your mother’s fault.
Punk chipmunk is branded for life
Mother Nature has pulled some not-so-nice tricks this spring and the one she came up with this past week convinced me that indeed the whole world, including some of its furry creatures, had gone mad.
