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Tea growers corner a market
WOOSTER, Ohio – Only a few months after beginning sales, Dante Tropea and Joe Miller’s fledgling business is already worth a mint.
Setting your 2007 farm budget by the numbers
Lower fuel and nitrogen prices in the last half of 2006 have signaled trends that should hold throughout 2007. The outlook numbers laid out in this article can be used to formulate budgets for 2007. Fuel As of Dec. 12, the Energy Information Administration pegged the average price for West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil at
Late summer brings all sorts of interesting critters
As summer winds down, here are a few observations I’ve made or expect to make over the next few weeks. Purple Traps As I’ve traveled in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia this summer, I’ve noticed strange purple objects hanging in tree tops along major highways. They suggest a purple box kite. In fact, they are
Making the tractors dance
Swing ’em to the center with the ole Farmall,
Swing ’em up,
Swing ’em down,
Keep on swingin’ ’em around and around.
Hurricane Katrina: Ports closed, grain shipments clogged
SALEM, Ohio – Hurricane Katrina devastated millions in the Southeast, but her wrath is a setback for farmers across the country who rely on ports along the Mississippi to ship grain.
Acorns benefit wildlife as tremendous food source
Find out the results of the 2020 acorn abundance survey, which was conducted on 38 wildlife areas throughout Ohio.
Yes, we need change: It’s called personal responsibility
Editor: Nearly 50 years ago on a cold January day in 1961, John F. Kennedy challenged Americans in his inaugural address to “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” Yet today, many wish to “change” the focus of Kennedy’s hopes for our country and
Early wheat harvest could mean more opportunity for double-cropping
Farmers are harvesting wheat two-three weeks ahead of usual. But the ground is so dry that double-crop efforts could still be delayed.
More dollars and less conservation
There is no shortage of American grain; current cash prices prove it.
Corn is marking time at $2, wheat hangs just above $3 and soybeans, at $5.
Museum welcomes home Korean and Vietnam veterans
MAPS Air Museum welcomes home veterans from 1950-1975.
