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Orchard pruning requires that human touch

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Anybody who believes that apple or other orchard-fruit growing is a seasonal job with a winter vacation would be surprised if they went out to the orchards and saw the work going on in the dead of winter. Orchard fruit growing is about nine months of perpetration and maintenance and three [...]

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Ohio farmland preservation in limbo

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – The economy of Ohio depends on the $93.7 billion industry of agriculture with its employment of hundreds of thousands of workers.

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Two generations earn SWCD award

WOOSTER, Ohio – For Harold Mann and his son, David, conserving the soil and conserving the farm go hand in hand.

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Conservation comes with the territory

WALNUT CREEK, Ohio – For the Bob Hunter family, conservation is a heritage that has been passed down from generation to generation, just like the 150-acre farm, known as Ancestor Acres, that has been in the family since 1875.

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Pressing on: Sorghum complements farm’s maple syrup production

JELLOWAY, Ohio – One of the first lessons they teach in economics class is economics is about getting the most benefits from resources that are scarce.

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Ohio farmers opposed to power line running through their cropland

GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio – Farmers in Montville, Thompson and Huntsburg townships are wired about CEI/FirstEnergy’s determination to run transmission lines through crops and woodlands just east of state Route 528.

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Blue skies bring buyers to Ashland County Fair

WOOSTER, Ohio – In any given year the weather for the Ashland County Fair has a lot of variation – ranging from cold and wet to wet and hot, but this year, sunshine, blue skies and warm temperatures made the fair above average from exhibitors and visitors alike.

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Ashland SWCD awards excellence

A sign recognizing him as 2006 Cooperator of the Year was presented to Mike Sloan during the 63rd annual meeting of the Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District held at the Ashland County Career Center recently.

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Wayne County Junior Fair livestock auction garners $476,229

WOOSTER, Ohio – The Wayne County community turned out to support 4-H and FFA members selling animals in the junior fair livestock auction.

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Ten stops featured on farm tour

The Ashland County Farm Bureau will offer its 2007 Ashland County Drive-It-Yourself Farm Tour Sept. 29-30.

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Holmes County Farm Bureau sets policies, goals for the year ahead

NASHVILLE, Ohio – Holmes County Farm Bureau hosted its first farm tour in a number of years, and it was well received, according to Tim Brumme, chairman of the farm tour committee.

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Geauga County livestock sale totals $245,000

BURTON, Ohio – The Geauga County Junior Fair Livestock Auction brought in $245,538.58 Saturday, Sept.

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Passage of fast tractor legislation lauded by Wayne Co. Farm Bureau

WOOSTER, Ohio – After an eight-year process, legislation permitting fast tractors on area roads was approved by Ohio legislature.

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Numbers and quality on the rise at Holmes County Junior Dairy Show

MILLERSBURG, Ohio – As the number of animals in the Holmes County Junior Fair Dairy Show continues to increase, so does the quality of the animals presented by exhibitors.

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Holmes County Junior Fair Auction grosses over $350,000 in sales

MILLERSBURG, Ohio – The junior fair livestock auction is always the highlight of any fair and the 2007

Medina Co. auction was hot, hot, hot

MEDINA, Ohio – The people were hot, the animals were hot and the bidding was hot during the 2007 Medina County Junior Fair Livestock Auction.

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