Monthly Archives: September 2005
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio’s top conservation farmers honored at Review
LONDON, Ohio - Ohio's top conservation farm families for 2005 were honored for their long-standing dedication to natural resource conservation during ceremonies Sept.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio revs up its use of biodiesel
COLUMBUS - With the Ohio Farm Science Review as his backdrop, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft said Sept. 20 the Ohio Department of Transportation will integrate alternative fuels into its fleet.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Landowners can offer roadblocks to invasive plants’ spread
LONDON, Ohio - There's a chance you've got honeysuckle or autumn olive bushes growing on your property.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Buckeye Power Co-op gets $250 million loan
LONDON, Ohio - On his swing through Ohio Sept. 20, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns awarded an electric utility loan of nearly $240 million to Buckeye Power Cooperative.
Estimates on farm production losses due to drought and Katrina
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns released a preliminary assessment of U.S. agricultural production losses in the Mid-South due to hurricane Katrina and drought in the Eastern Corn Belt.
Tuscarawas County bidders raise nearly $360,000
DOVER, Ohio - Buyers settled in for a long night at the Tuscarawas County Fair's junior livestock sale Sept.
Portage County Farm Bureau honors past, present ag promoters
RAVENNA, Ohio - Portage County Farm Bureau, known for keeping its honorees' names under wraps until the last moment, surprised another member at this year's annual banquet.
Pasture project helps with planning
SALEM, Ohio - Thanks to a new research project, Ohio graziers may have another tool to manage their pastures.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: GPS has a place in Ohio
LONDON, Ohio - Global positioning systems, satellites and in-tractor monitors aren't out of reach of Ohio farmers, according to one manufacturing representative who demonstrated the technology during last week's Farm Science Review.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohioans give ag secretary a piece of their minds
LONDON, Ohio - Most people flock to the U.S. secretary of agriculture when he's touring the nation to hear him speak.
