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CoBank: Rural economy will be ‘squeezed, hobbled, slowed’
Alan Guebert weighs in on factors affecting farm and ranch finances in 2025.
Stables built in early 1900s for gentlemen’s pastime
(Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from a 2012 article by John A. Darnell Jr., and reprinted with permission from the Boardman News.) * * * For a brief period of time, from about 1911 to 1925, Boardman Township served as home to Southern Park, a harness racing track that attracted thousands of people
Ag/Dairy Days fill Pa. farmers with inspiration and ideas for the future
Northwestern Pa. farmers look for ideas on how to financially recover from 2009.
Farmers log on to LOVE
THEY come from Texas, Wyoming, California, Vermont and Columbus. They’re grandparents, college students and single parents.
Mystery item unearthed in soybean field
Item No. 1275 was buried in a bean field behind a house, which was the location of a one-room schoolhouse in the early 1900s. Do you know what it is?
Pollinators wildly interesting this time of year
A few days ago my eyes began to itch. Grass and tree pollen trigger allergies that will continue until the first frost. But pollen is a necessary evil. It is essential for the reproduction of flowering plants. Pollen originates in the stamens of flowers. It is essentially the sperm that must reach another flower’s pistols
Genetics makes soybeans resistant to disease
MADISON, Wis. — Scientists have identified three neighboring genes that make soybeans resistant to the most damaging disease of soybean. The genes exist side-by-side on a stretch of chromosome, but only give resistance when that stretch is duplicated several times in the plant. “Soybean cyst nematode is the most important disease of soybean, according to
Championship tractor pull returns to Freedom Hall
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 45th annual Championship Tractor Pull, sponsored by Syngenta, roars into Freedom Hall Feb. 13-16. Approximately 70,000 tractor pull fans are expected to attend the competition, which is America’s oldest indoor tractor pull. The four-day run includes five pulls with the best drivers in the nation competing for the title of grand
Harrison Co.conservation levy fails
CADIZ, Ohio — The third time was not the charm for the Harrison Soil and Water Conservation District, as it went for another try at passing a levy to fund the district. Total vote Voters said no to the levy by almost 600 votes. The vote tally is 1,722 against and 1,144 for the levy,
My Farm Bureau doesn’t represent me
Editor: On a day when we celebrate the founding of our democracy, it is sad that Farm Bureau still is trying to prevent us from the peaceful enjoyment of our homes. While the EPA has not always lived up to their responsibility — if they had, I would not have 10 poultry buildings 500 feet
