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You want economic stability in your town? Think farms, small businesses
It will take new ways of thinking to climb out of this current jobless hole. We should foster entrepreneurship, incentivize innovation, encourage education, and reward small businesses and the self-employed.
Marcellus Shale: Leases signify business partnership
In Ohio, Washington, Belmont and Jefferson counties are the first to have Marcellus Shale gas wells developed.
Local food important, but won’t solve nation’s nutrition disconnect
We can’t push and prod and tout local foods without pushing nutrition education.
A cough and a wheeze from a horse may signal heaves
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. –A horse diagnosed with “heaves” has been known by many names over the years. At one point the disorder was commonly referred to as COPD, short for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a condition that is linked to tobacco smoke in humans. Because chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in humans is very different than heaves,
Business Profile: Miner’s Tractor Sales
ROOTSTOWN, Ohio — Miner’s Tractor Sales, Inc. was formerly known as Bishop Tractor, located at 6941 Tallmadge Road in Edinburg Township, Rootstown, Ohio. Al Bishop hired Steve Miner when he was only 12. After school, Steve would hang out at the store admiring the equipment, so Al told him if he was going to hang
Banking on the beauty of barns
Winding through the hills of Harrison County earlier this month, I turned onto a road and immediately eased up on the gas pedal as a colorful painted quilt block on a barnside caught my eye.
Private eyes: Latest on animal ID
The livestock industry wants the government involved in the national animal identification system. And yet it doesn’t want the government involved.
Will good farms pass the baton?
Last week, a busload of Pennsylvania farmers visited three dairy farms in eastern Ohio as part of a dairy profitability tour.
Dairy Channel: Signs of winter’s wrath, dairy style
It’s a sure sign it’s winter when your calf ‘igloo’ hutches turn into real igloos, says OSU Extension Dairy Specialist Dianne Shoemaker.
Meat supplies set record in 2002; supplies should decline this year
Total per capita meat consumption of all red meat and poultry by U.S. consumers is expected to approach 219 pounds [retail weight] during 2002, which is a new record.
