Monthly Archives: August 2004
Survival of a young country doctor
"Dog trainers have a saying that in order to train a dog one must know more than the dog. In order to drive a horse in dangerous situations, one must know more than the horse.
Spider Savvy: Small, select natural wonder
I trimmed some overgrown weeds at the back of our house. Although they bother my wrists, I chose my manual hand trimmers because they are quiet compared to my electric trimmers.
Medina Co. Fair rabbits set new sale record
MEDINA, Ohio -
Precipitation likely to exceed last year’s
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - If it seems to you like this year is wetter so far than 2003 - which for much of Pennsylvania was the wettest on record - you are perceptive.
Pawpaw: The Midwest banana?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Although the pawpaw is native to the eastern and central United States, it is a surprisingly well-kept secret.
On Guard!
Farm safety is a story that can never be told often enough. In a special supplement published this week, several Farm and Dairy readers share their stories.
Ohio researcher creates first soy-based bread to hit market
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today, man does not have to live by wheat bread alone - at least in central Ohio.
Healthyhearth bread, a new soy-based bread that resulted from research of Ohio State University food scientists, is believed to be the first commercially available bread with enough soy in it to carry the Food and Drug Administration's heart-healthy label.
Dairyman recounts mad cow episode
WASHINGTON - Veterinarian and dairy farmer Bill Wavrin, 43, remembers well the day he learned that one of his cows was the first cow in the United States to test positive for BSE (mad cow disease).
California getting tougher on dairies
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. - A California air quality agency may adopt the nation's first regulation to reduce odor from the waste generated by more than 250,000 dairy cows, primarily concentrated in the Chino area.
Barn stands in way of development
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio celebrated its first 200 years just last year, but already the reminders of the past are fading away.
