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Harvest was a cause for celebration
Many may be thinking of planting during this season, but columnist Roy Booth is recalling the harvest celebrations of years past and the beginning of the Corn Palace in North Dakota.
Warm December sets several records
WASHINGTON – The 2006 average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. was the warmest on record and nearly identical to the record set in 1998, according to scientists at
Uncommon wheat disease is in Ohio
WOOSTER, Ohio – A cereal rust, most problematic on wheat in the Pacific Northwest and lower central Plains states, has made a rare appearance in Ohio this year.
There’s still time to get involved with Brazilian exchange program
The Youngstown-Cleveland chapter of the Children’s International Summer Village still has openings for children 13-14 and their families to participate in this year’s interchange program with Brazil.
Study: Manure storage covers reduce odors by an average of 45 percent
A two-year research study funded by the pork checkoff shows that use of a geotextile cover reduced odors from manure storage by an average of 45 percent.
Ohio milk producers have had enough
OTTAWA, Ohio – Ohio Dairy Producers has requested a Federal Order 33 hearing to address the negative affects that “depooling” has had on producer prices.
‘Mad cow’ found in Canadian herd
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a 13-year-old beef cow from Alberta.
Corn producer has record production… again
For the fifth consecutive year, Francis Childs of Manchester, Iowa, had the highest overall yield in the National Corn Growers Association National Corn Yield Contest.
Beatles-related exhibits at theRock and Roll Hall of Fame
The current John Lennon exhibition has been extended at least through the end of the year and an exhibit on Stuart Sutcliffe, the “other” Beatle, will open May 15.
Are you ready for retirement?
Most say they are either very confident or at least somewhat confident that they will spend all of their retirement years in financial security. A financial-management specialist, expresses doubt.
