Monthly Archives: April 2011
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 28, 2011:
BOWERSTON, Ohio -- The Silver Spurs met April 1, at the Bowerston Public Library with 13 members present.Amy Gareis, staff writer from the Harrison...
‘… to operate as needed’ is not what’s needed for many farmers
Farm groups, commodity organizations and most ag checkoffs have spent 25 years and billions dollars refining and repeating their modern message: American agriculture is...
What do you mean my name is Judith?
Some can say that they come from a dash of royal heritage, others can claim a background family tree filled with military heroes. Me?...
Soil erosion more noticeable this spring
As I write this, it’s raining. Again. And the weather forecast shows little clouds with raindrops and lightning bolts almost every day this...
‘A new look’ at Ohio State’s Agriculture Research and Development Center
A half-year later, tornado-stricken campus is growing new life and hope.
Spice up your food and lose weight
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Spicing up your daily diet with some red pepper can curb appetite, especially for those who don't normally eat the...
Marestail control essential for plentiful harvest
COLUMBUS — No-till practices save soil and offer many other benefits, but soybean producers know there’s at least one big disadvantage: Not tilling gives...
Entomologist: New seed corn technology comes with risks
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Bags of corn seed that mix genetically modified hybrids with and without Bt toxins that kill insects provide farmers easier...
Brown crowned 2011 dairy princess
SALEM, Ohio — Mary Jo Brown, of Salineville, was crowned 2011 Columbiana County Dairy Princess during the Columbiana Buckeye Dairy Boosters’ spring banquet April...
LETTER: HSUS takes over Livestock Care Standards Board
Editor:So it’s happened. The radical vegan, anti-consumer Humane Society of the United States has successfully taken over the voter-created Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board...
