Monthly Archives: January 2003
Buck the trend: Conference outlines new farm ideas
Sessions are geared toward one of the three tracks in horticulture, livestock or agritourism.
Beef management school in session
The annual Tri-County Beef Management School will have three sessions in Harrison, Jefferson and Carroll counties.
AFBF honors Swank with its top award
Retired Ohio Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Dr. C. William Swank accepted the federation's Distinguished Service award, the organization's highest honor, Jan. 20.
The dairy in the suburb
The Haskins family has been a mainstay of the agricultural community in Geauga County since 1818. Bob and Jan Haskins now run the 36-head dairy despite increasing housing development in their area.
Stewards learn to ‘talk trees’
More than 330,000 Ohioans own woodland, but not all of them know what's best for that land. That's where the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program comes into play.
Raw milk sales in Ohio end
The last dairy in the state legally allowed to sell unpasteurized milk has ceased raw milk sales based on recommendations from state and local authorities.
Investigation continues into Ontario-to-Ohio ‘cownapping’ melodrama
A prize-winning Holstein mysteriously appeared in an Urbana, Ohio, dairy barn earlier this month and remains at the center of an international custody battle.
Cattlemen’s association celebrates successful year; gives two new awards
Carroll County cattleman Earl McKarns picked up the second new award.
Canton city dairy project put on hold
Dairy farm planners hit a roadblock in their attempts to buy vacant land but are still looking elsewhere.
Future is unknown, always has been
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the unknown technologies of tomorrow and the unimaginable ways they will impact agriculture.
