Monthly Archives: September 2003
Visit four farms at Stark Co. tour Sept. 28
The 14th annual free Stark County drive-it-yourself farm tour will be Sept. 28.
U.S. is becoming net farm importer
The gap between American export and import values is narrowing according to Purdue University economists
Soil carbon capture benefits farmers
When it comes to carbon sequestration on farms, no prescribed set of practices works everywhere.
Science and ‘naturalism’ meet in biotech debate
Two definitions of 'sustainable' at root of rift.
Rain squashes hope of bumper pumpkin crop this year
Ohio pumpkin producers battled downy mildew this year, the worst in 25 years.
Putting the pieces back together
Sewing helps cancer battle.
More U.S.farmers have access to Internet
Forty-eight percent of U.S. farms now have Internet access.
Industry impacts farmland rental rates, leases
The new farm bill is driving change in farmland rental agreements.
Farm families earn Ohio’s top farm conservation award
Five families joined the exclusive ranks of 106 other Ohio farm families as Ohio's top conservationists.
Can’t leave odor issues up in the air
The public's increasing intolerance of agricultural odors has producers and researchers scrambling to find solutions.
