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Halloween memories last a lifetime

“Use it up; wear it out; make it do; do without. Host a harvest party to the harvest moon, use up apples in a bobbing contest for the little ones, serve cider to all. High spirits will carry a community through the hard, lean times.” — Mildred Barrington, 1929 >On the days when I no [...]

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Ohio students raise money for habitat conservation

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Young Birders Club raised over $3,000 during the club’s recent Big Sit fundraiser. The idea behind a Big Sit is to raise money through pledges and gifts based on the number of bird species identified from 17-foot circle during a limited period of time. Species The more species spotted, the [...]

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Time out: Test now for soybean cyst nematode

WOOSTER, Ohio — Harvesting corn and soybeans may be the only thing on the minds of Ohio growers at the moment, but they shouldn’t overlook the importance of soil testing for soybean cyst nematode. Soil sampling in the fall is the first step to a soybean cyst nematode management program and the best way to [...]

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Mapleside Farm: The key to organic farming is crop management

Organic is the only way to go. At least that’s what Mapleside Farm in Geauga County believes.

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A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 14, 2010

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — Miami Trace students, age 16 and older, were eligible to donate blood during the first annual blood drive of the school year, Sept. 27 at the Miami Trace High School fieldhouse. Mr. Owens, the government teacher, promotes the event as a development of citizenship and cooperated with the Red Cross [...]

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Eight finalists seeking online votes in Because I Care video contest

COLUMBUS — Eight finalists are competing for the most online votes to win $1,000 in the Because I Care video contest, sponsored by Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s Center for Food and Animal Issues. Forty-three videos containing positive and informative messages about livestock farming were submitted by Ohio farmers, county Farm Bureaus, youth and other agricultural [...]

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Jane Gaither

NORTH LIMA, Ohio — Jane Gaither, 64, of Woodworth Road, North Lima, died at 1:35 a.m. Oct. 9, 2010. She was born Sept. 11, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Frank and Betty Ruth Rohrman Takach. Gaither was a homemaker and had worked on the family farm. She graduated from New Springfield High School [...]

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Marcellus Shale Drilling: Can safe water supply be sustained?

Concerns over keeping drinking water safe over the Marcellus Shale drilling process is on the minds of many.

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Battle begins to place severance tax on Pa. Marcellus Shale drillers

Pa. governor agrees Marcellus Shale drilling is good for state, but could come with a cost.

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GUEST COMMENTARY: They’re listening. Are we talking?

The author started out to clear the name of dairy farmers in online comments to a Farm and Dairy article, but instead started an open dialogue between farmers and consumers.

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Profit: It is possible in dairy farming

Professional Dairy Managers Of Pennsylvania offers program on how to make money at dairy farming.

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Proper harvesting and testing important to minimize vomitoxins in wheat

COLUMBUS — With wheat harvest now under way in Ohio, sampling and testing for vomitoxin in head scab-infected wheat is vital to prevent further losses and avoid potential health problems in humans and livestock. Pierce Paul, an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist and small grains specialist, said that grain elevators will likely be testing [...]

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Business profile: Colebrook Elevator

ORWELL, Ohio — When you farm, you want to work with agribusinesses that know what they’re talking about. That’s why you can count of the folks at Colebrook Elevator, 8549 state Route 46 South, Orwell, Ohio. Because the owners farm 3,800 acres themselves, they know what it takes to grow crops in northern Ohio. Colebrook [...]

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Cuckoos are Real

While searching the forest canopy for the male scarlet tanager I had just heard (its raspy voice sounds like a robin with a sore throat), another bird sailed through my field of view. It disappeared into a dense thicket so quickly I saw it for only a moment. I mentally reviewed the general impressions the [...]

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CWT announces herd retirement

Bids to remove cows being accepted May 28 through June 25.

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Tusc. County dog warden shares concerns

This question was posed to Tuscarawas County Dog Warden Karen Slough: Q: What impact do you feel the dog auction in Holmes County has to local shelters and to your own to-do list in your county? A: As I stated in one of my posts, the biggest problem concerning dogs is that there are simply [...]

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USDA and the Department of Justice hold poultry competition workshop

The workshop focused on competition issues in the poultry industry.

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Pa. loosens firewood rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Out-of-state firewood producers now have two additional treatment options for exempting their firewood products from a quarantine meant to keep harmful invasive species from entering Pennsylvania: heat treatment and fumigation. The 2007 firewood quarantine was issued to prevent the spread of exotic invasive species like the Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash borer, [...]

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Ag groups urge high court to reverse ban on biotech alfalfa cultivation

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a lower court acted hastily and incorrectly by banning the cultivation of biotech alfalfa despite extensive scientific evidence documenting the safety of the crop. A coalition of agricultural organizations filed on March 8 a joint friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court in support of the petitioners [...]

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Prosecutors seek delay in former Ohio Farmers Union treasurer sentencing

Forensic audit into the Ohio Farmers Union shows additional monetary losses.

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