Monthly Archives: September 2004
Livestock needs tomorrow’s solutions
Two fact-laden summer reports on animal agriculture nearly mirror each other on the woe faced by many American dairy, cattle and hog producers.
Monitoring nutrition in the pasture
I have had numerous dairy graziers tell me their cows did not milk well this summer. "Why didn't my cows milk as well this summer, and how could I have supplemented them?" The answers are not simple, but I have some suggestions.
Alas, another Canfield Fair is history
It was another successful Canfield Fair. Mom translation: the kids had a good time, none of them got sick, all the work got done, good weather, no disasters and a chance to visit with a bunch of nice people.
Big Blue in the Parade
Returning from the Columbiana Street Fair parade, we entered our driveway at dusk where the glimmer of a moving bicycle slowed our approach.
Give me ketchup or give me death
I often dreamed that once I packed my youngest child off to kindergarten, I would be free to indulge in some "me" time and become one of the much heralded "ladies who lunch.
Hog brings $30 bid; lamb gets $25 at Wayne Co.
WOOSTER, Ohio - Good weather, great attendance and an outstanding junior fair livestock auction wrapped up the 2004 edition of the Wayne County Fair.
Wal-Mart employees and loggers educate public, raise funds for kids
DOVER, Ohio - Teaching the public about forest resources, and raising money to help treat and prevent illnesses and injury for children, are the focus of the 9th annual Forest Heritage Festival.
Saving a life: Vets do historic procedures on horse
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Professors at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine performed two procedures on a 23-year-old thoroughbred that saved the horse's life and set a precedent for the diagnosis and treatment of a kidney tumor.
Ohio farm wins national award
CLIVE, Iowa - An Ohio farm is one of four pork operations named 2004 Environmental Stewards by the National Pork Checkoff Board.
Hurricane season one away from a record
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The climatological "peak" of hurricane season in the Atlantic passed just days ago, and the Atlantic region has already seen three strong storms - two Category 4 and one Category 5.
