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Some farmers, local officials call for scrutiny of activist video
Farmers united against cruelty, but oppose being mislabeled.
Star Trek inspires new spacecraft
By DAUNA COULTER HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — “Standard orbit, Mr. Sulu.” Captain Kirk barks out the order with such confidence. He knows the USS Enterprise can slip in and out of planetary orbits with ease. But it’s only easy in the realm of science fiction. In the real world, such maneuvers have been impossible — until
A roundup of FFA news for the week of March 11, 2010
CRESTON, Ohio –Norwayne FFA members competing at an ag sales competition Feb. 22 at Hillsdale High school were Bree Barner, Lydia Hartzler, Ally Mangun, and Nicole Steiner. The team placed first in the district, with Mangun placing second individually, and Steiner, fourth. Mangun also competed in the district public speaking contest March 2, placing second
What’s the recipe for a good family dinner?
Leave it to those same fine souls who brought us “cocoa powder” that tastes nothing like actual chocolate, in any form, to be up to their old hijinks when it comes to “fixing dinner.” Food giant Nestle is now linking healthy families with gathering around the table at dinnertime in a new advertising campaign for
Still hot stuff after all these years
Though not as young as she once was, she still prepares up to three meals a day (and snacks!) without complaint. She manages mountains of holiday cooking as well, rising early to make cinnamon rolls before moving effortlessly to roast turkey and ham. Year-round she is always up for a quick batch of cookies, and
Family dairy farms struggle to hang on
All my life, I have been certain of one thing. Dairy farmers are not paid nearly enough. Now, this has been true even when others who write about such things were saying that the industry was strong, the price better than it had been for years. I don’t care what the authors of such things
Incredible shrinking food
Nowadays, I not only take my calculator along on grocery shopping trips (the better to ascertain if we can or cannot afford to eat again this week), but I probably should take a magnifying glass along too. I don’t mean to alarm anyone unnecessarily, but our food appears to be shrinking. Granted, most would agree
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 19, 2009
LORAIN, Ohio — The Pitchfork Pals 4-H club met March 8 to discuss fair ideas and hear demonstrations from members. Giving demos were Sean Ortner (Legos), Keith Grobe (meat rabbits) and Travis Clark (electricity). A Clover bud, Ryan Ortner, spoke about his NASCAR collection. The club is still collecting pop tabs and used cell phones.
A weekly roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 9, 2008
ASHLAND, Ohio — The Crestview FFA participated in the 2008 Richland County Soils contest in Plymouth Sept. 16. Crestview won first place in both the urban and rural contest. Placing first in the urban contest was Loren Huliet with a score of 629 and placing second was David Gerster with a 593. Placing first in
Fall: It’s not the end of the grazing season, it’s the beginning
October signals the coming end to our pasture-growing season. In some cases the growing season equals the grazing season. When pasture growth ends, so does the grazing. However, for those graziers who have managed their pastures and watched over pasture health, the grazing season extends beyond the growing season.
