Monthly Archives: March 2008
Searching for sights and sounds of spring
Before launching a paean to spring — surely it is here by now — I must express fervent thanks to readers and friends who took the time and trouble to send me condolences about the Feb. 26 death of my sister, Barbara.
Government playing the patsy again
If either you or I get in a high-stakes poker game and we lose our shirts, an absolute certain bet is that the government will not bail us out.
So Tiny, So Mighty
“So tiny, so mighty,” I’ve heard people describe our church choir with those phrases.
Youth not left out of Ohio Beef Expo
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Cattlemen's Association Junior Show was held March 16 during the 2008 Ohio Beef Expo at the Ohio Exposition Center, Columbus,...
Expo sales average $2,055 per head
COLUMBUS — The major attractions at the Ohio Beef Expo March 15 were six purebred sales. Over 347 lots were sold with an average...
Ohio Beef Expo hosts 340 purebreds
COLUMBUS — More than 30,000 cattle industry enthusiasts attended the Ohio Beef Expo held March 14-16 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. In...
Penn State gets Johne’s disease grant
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been awarded a four-year, $4.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's...
Stalled immigration reform causes major Pa. grower to end production
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — Pennsylvania's largest producer of fresh market tomatoes will no longer grow labor intensive food, citing the failure of the U.S....
Ethanol not to blame for higher food prices
Record crop prices will drive down federal farm program payments.
Voters reject levy for Harrison County SWCD
SALEM, Ohio — Harrison County voters have turned down a 0.5 mil levy that would've brought much-needed financial support to their soil and water...
