Monthly Archives: September 2008
A roundup of FFA news for Sept. 25, 2008
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Zane Trace FFA chapter held a rib-eye sandwich sale at the first home football game Sept. 5.
The students set up...
Vacation with us…Jablonski
Paul Jablonski, along with his wife, Lynda; daughter, Terra; and Farm and Dairy, traveled to Maui, Hawaii, all the way from Carnegie, Pa.
A roundup of 4-H news for Sept. 25, 2008
BURTON, Ohio — The Swingin’ Hams 4-H club met Sept. 9. This was the first meeting after this year’s great fair, and members reviewed...
Pigs have feelings, too
A reader — an actual pig, in fact — sent the following e-mail:
Sir: Recently you, others in the media and several politicians referred...
A new direction for direct marketing
LONDON, Ohio -- Fresh Fork Market in Cleveland, Ohio, is changing the rules of direct farm marketing.
Fresh Fork isn't a farmers' market...
Become a do-it-yourself master
(Farm and Dairy editor Susan Crowell contributed to this story.)
LONDON, Ohio -- Farm Science Review is always packed full of do-it-yourself workshops and how-to...
Feeding calf brings back memories
"In the back pasture, a newborn calf arrived this morning, all wobbly-legged and glistening wet. The sun warmed us as we walked across the...
Last of Ohio’s state nurseries to close
SALEM, Ohio -- The last of Ohio's state-run nurseries -- a long-standing source for millions of tree seedlings that rebuilt Ohio forests -- is...
Advice for feeding the birds this season
With the official start of fall and chilly morning temperatures, it's time resume feeding backyard birds. But if you haven't purchased any bird seed...
Farmers recognized for conservation
Ohio's top conservation farm families for 2008 were honored for their long-standing dedication to natural resource conservation during ceremonies at Farm Science Review Sept. 18.
