Monthly Archives: August 2011
Sweet summer memories trump news
Twenty-four years ago, when On My Mind was "born," I promised myself I would try very hard to not dwell on the past in...
‘An inordinate fondness for beetles’
Over time, quotations can acquire legendary status. So it is with some words attributed to British evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane (1892-1964).
It's said...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of August 18, 2011:
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio -- The Western Reserve Rangers 4-H Club met Aug. 11. The Rangers will have a fair booth at the Canfield Fair...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of August 18, 2011:
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — On Aug. 6, members of the Warren FFA Chapter attended the Ritchie County Fair to watch or participate in the Livestock...
Public invited to OEFFA farm tour of farm cheesehouse
DEFIANCE, Ohio — The next stop on the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association’s 2011 farm tour series will be at Canal Junction Farmstead...
Kentucky Proud program pairs recipes with local products
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and Kentucky Department of Agriculture will give consumers recipes containing local products with the Plate It Up, Kentucky Proud program.
Texas forage expert: Sell out herds now
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With little to no grazing and hay, should livestock producers continue to try to buy feed, move cattle to another state or just sell out?
Erratic grain markets after USDA reports
USDA cut the corn and soybean crop estimates in the Aug. 11 Crop Production Report, but the market has had two minds about the...
USDA opens CRP land in drought area
WASHINGTON— U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Aug. 8 that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) policies to...
Frank Habrun
BOLIVAR, Ohio — Frank Habrun, 88, of Bolivar, died Aug. 12, 2011, in his home following a brief illness. He was born March 23,...
