Monthly Archives: December 2006
Project aims to empower farm women
ASHLAND, Ohio - Annie's Project, a six-week course in risk management, will be offered in two Ohio counties in the winter of 2007.
Pennsylvania hits preservation record
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is the first state to preserve more than 3,000 total farms through its farmland preservation program, according to Gov.
Hunter pleads no contest, gets jail time for violations
ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Three men from northeast Ohio are facing maximum fines, hunting privilege suspensions and jail time after being convicted of hunting on private property without permission of the landowner, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
Conservancy district gets extra loan to enact plan in Muskingum River Basin
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District will receive an additional $1.
Pine Hill Meats owners guilty of wildlife violations; get probation, fines
SALEM, Ohio - The owners of Pine Hill Meats pleaded guilty Dec. 12 to eight wildlife violations and were ordered to pay the Ohio Division of Wildlife $6,000 in restitution for illegally buying and selling white-tailed deer meat.
Hog farm investigated for abuse
SALEM, Ohio - A City of Canton prosecutor is reviewing videotaped animal abuse allegations against a Wayne County hog farmer, but that farmer says the allegations are pure hogwash.
Work of a weaver
COLUMBIANA, Ohio - The looms in Linda Ann Marie Bertanzetti's weaving studio stand in quiet rows. Colorful spools and shuttles of warp are stored around the room and bright fabrics are stacked in the corner.
Pigmillion: The runt that made it
My daughter and I made plans to go see the new Charlotte's Web movie just the minute it was released in our area after having seen the initial previews.
’07 farm bill: Seeing the light of day
The big wins Senate and House Democrats enjoyed Nov. 7 will deliver them bigger titles, bigger offices, bigger staffs, bigger responsibilities and bigger expectations when the 110th Congress convenes in early January.
Web sites put ’06 forage data at your fingertips
The 2006 Ohio Forage Performance Trial Report will be available very soon at Extension offices, but is available now on the Internet.
