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The perfect tree
It is that time of year when families head to the local tree farm, walk up and down the rows to find the perfect tree.With a short selling season many Christmas tree farms may find it hard to stay in business.
Ohio Holstein Association honors Glenn Sageser, Catherine Ramsey
The Ohio Holstein Association presented its Distinguished Service Award to Glenn Sageser, longtime field rep for Holstein Association USA. The Ohio Holstein Woman of the Year was Catherine Ramsey, Paradise Valley Farms, Louisville, Ohio.
The way it was when engines were young
One hundred years ago gas engines and tractors were still pretty new, and most people didn’t know what made them go when they ran, or what made them stop when they quit.
Shammos win Stark SWCD award
Board of supervisors elections, the naming of the SWCD Cooperator of the Year, and the outlining of 2015 programs topped the agenda at the Stark Soil and Water Conservation District’s 64th annual banquet Oct. 16 at R.G. Drage Career Technical Institute.
Drop in global malnutrition depends on ag productivity, climate change
Global malnutrition could fall 84 percent by the year 2050 as incomes in developing countries grow — but only if agricultural productivity continues to improve and climate change does not severely damage agriculture, Purdue University researchers say.
Top two at Eastern Livestock Co. sentenced to federal prison
The former owner and former chief operating officer of the now-bankrupt Eastern Livestock Company will spend the next several years in federal prison after a check-kiting scheme left many cattle producers with fraudulent checks.
Hog producers follow prudent path
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Hog production returned to profitability in 2011, but producers remain cautious about the future. This is evidenced by the modest expansion of the breeding herd as reported by USDA at the end of the year, said a Purdue University Extension economist.
Toss that bale! Columbiana County Fair hay toss photos
Sure you can stack those square straw or hay bales, but how far can you toss them? Competitors at the Columbiana County Fair test their techniques each year in the annual hay toss contest.
Seven steps to green yards, gardens
This year, before jumping back into your usual lawn and garden practices, the soil and water conservation districts of Ohio urge you to do something different: Before reaching for that spade or sprayer, dare to try on something green.
Good life takes hard work done well
How does one define a life well lived? There are many people who would base this answer on the amount of money one has in the bank, or the vehicles parked in the garage or the number of vacations a fellow can afford in a year.
