Monthly Archives: August 2012
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Aug. 2, 2012:
ANDOVER, Ohio -- The Pymatuning Valley FFA held a meeting July 18, where everyone enjoyed swimming and a picnic. One upcoming event for...
I’ll never forget you … maybe
You know that moment when you maybe, sort of, forget to pick up your child from soccer practice, and maybe do that two days...
Wheat straw harvest yielded best gift
Judith has some fond memories of her childhood.
Dry summer is a reminder to plan for the worst, be thankful for rain
,My, how things change.It seems like just the other day (it was actually about Christmas time), I was writing an article about all the...
What will kick Congress into gear?
Alan Guebert takes Washington to task on the 2012 Farm Bill.
Ohio first lady and ag department announce Ag Women of Year
Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich and Ohio Agriculture Director David T. Daniels recently announced four 2012 Ohio Agriculture Women of the Year award winners.
CRP land could provide some much-needed hay relief
Hello Again,Gorgeous sunshine and high temperatures are not what local farmers are hoping for. They are nice if you are at the beach but...
Drought 2012: Some farmers could be better off than expected, but not all
USDA estimates 73 percent of the nation’s domestic cattle are within an area of drought.
Ohio: Grain prices climbing as crops bake in 2012 drought
One-third of the corn and soybean crops in the Midwest are projected to have poor yields this harvest due to the drought.
Pa. ram lamb, meat goat buck performance tested sale set for Aug. 4
FURNACE, Pa. — Top-performing ram lambs and meat goat bucks will sell at 1 p.m. Aug. 4, at the Pennsylvania Livestock Evaluation Center in...
