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Give yourself the gift of self-respect

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Susan Crowell

A TV ad for Kellogg’s Corn Flakes has one Ohio farm woman up in arms. Editor Susan Crowell explains why.

High winds deliver crushing blow

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Former Farm and Dairy Reporters

Wind gusts early Dec. 12 leveled a two-story barn in Atwater, Portage County, owned by Harold and Chester Wise.

Beaver Co. ag preservation board accepting applications

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Other News

The Beaver County Agricultural Land Preservation Board is accepting applications for potential ag conservation easements.

Book covers conservation easements

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Other News

The American Farm Bureau Federation has produced an authoritative guide for landowners considering the sale of conservation easements on their land.

Buying used farm machinery is risky

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Other News

If you need machinery and have some dollars to spend, there may be some tax advantages to buying before the end of the year. But beware when buying used farm equipment - don’t buy based on a new coat of paint.

Christian farm group is on a mission

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Other News

The Fellowship of Christian Farmers invites farmers for short-term work mission opportunities in 2001 to Mexico, Albania, India and Romania.

Discover a whole new world at speaker series

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Other News

Spend your Friday evenings this winter with an intriguing lineup of speakers from around the country in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s speaker series.

Gov. Taft signs bill to toughen livestock environmental regs

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Other News

The new law transfers the livestock waste permitting program from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

Hog report a step in right direction

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Other News

The USDA’s new monthly hog reports will provide estimates of sow and gilt inventories, the number of sows and gilts farrowed, and the number of sows and gilts bred, in addition to monthly pig crop estimates.

I will pray for him

Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Other News

Another letter writer responds to one reader’s Christian bashing.