Monthly Archives: July 2006
Pa. files lawsuits to strike illegal restrictions on farming
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Four lawsuits have been filed in Pennsylvania challenging municipal ordinances that restrict normal farming operations.
ODA to buy ag easements on 23 farms for preservation
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Agriculture's Office of Farmland Preservation has agreed to purchase agricultural easements from 23 families in 14 counties under the fifth funding round of the
Grazing is the key at Dry Creek Valley Farm
GRANVILLE, Ohio - A century farm has adapted to managed intensive grazing in order to prosper. Tom Maxwell is the owner/operator of Dry Creek Valley Farm near Granville, Ohio.
Barn leveled, cattle killed in storm
SALEM, Ohio - It was black, but not blacker than any other storm this summer. "Then the wind picked up and blew like never before," said Tuscarawas County dairyman Tim Sigrist.
Ohio disqualifies more show lambs
SALEM, Ohio - Keeping his promise to squelch livestock tampering, Ohio Agriculture Director Fred Dailey has disqualified three more champion lambs after routine urine tests showed traces of illegal drugs.
Company plans eastern Ohio ethanol facility
SALEM, Ohio - Monroe Energy of Greenford is eyeing four eastern Ohio sites for the construction of a new ethanol facility.
What’s a Thomas Edison Center?
The Thomas Edison program, administered by the Ohio Department of Development, is a network of nonprofit organizations that provide services to new and existing technology companies to create and attract technology-based jobs.
Center puts ag innovation into action
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Agriculture is claiming a stronger toehold in the Third Frontier. Ohio's ag industry gained a little more recognition in the high tech world June 29 as Ohio Gov.