SMITHVILLE, Ohio — Learning the steps to the scientific method — predictions and tests and controls and formulating hypotheses — can be downright complicated and boring.
But not in Tony Stoller’s classroom.
In the agriscience lab at Smithville High School, the educator walks his students through the process one step at a time as they devise poultry […]
The West Branch FFA banquet drew 300 people, the largest crowd in the chapter’s history.
COLUMBUS — Students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District recently played host to a new gym teacher for a day, Braylon Edwards, wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns.
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — An Ohio Holstein is the first to win the Holstein Association USA’s new award, Star of the Breed.
First winner
MS Crockettacres Monique-ET has been named the first winner of Holstein Association USA’s Star of the Breed award.
Monique is owned by Terry and Marcia Stammen and their children, Zach, Allison, Elizabeth and Emily, […]
Over the past two years, several dairy farms in Ohio’s Belmont County area have been forced to close their doors. Lower milk prices in 2006, coupled with the high cost of inputs, kept farmers from making ends meet and some felt they had no choice but to get out of the business.
SALEM, Ohio — Rain showers. Tile washouts. Mud.
Thanks to Mother Nature, you’re already falling behind schedule with spring tillage and planting.
In the past week, farmers have been spotted chisel plowing, planting oats and making progress across parts of the Farm and Dairy coverage area.
It’s been slow going, though, with USDA data showing roughly 20 percent […]
SALEM, Ohio — The Columbiana County Buckeye Dairy Boosters met April 20 at the Center of Salem for the annual spring banquet.
This year, the group was celebrating the crowning of the 30th Columbiana County Dairy Princess. All the past princesses were invited and 11 attended, sharing ideas and memories from their reigns.
They included: Diana Zehentbauer […]
South Korea agreed April 18 to lift its ban on U.S. beef, an action that should allow the U.S.-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement to move forward.
COLUMBUS — Two things are important to this year’s Environmental Stewardship Award winners: each farm’s rich history and bright future, thanks to the owners’ management and love of the land.
Protecting the environment on their farms and in their communities plays a vital role in where each operation has been in the past and where the […]
SALEM, Ohio — Craig Zamary says he’s passionate about the environment.
The 30-something from Mahoning County, Ohio, drives a hybrid Toyota Prius and uses geothermal energy to heat his home, which is filled with energy efficient appliances.
He calls his office in the Youngstown business incubator green, too: With only a laptop and telephone, he’s aiming for […]