Monthly Archives: September 2012
Michigan hospital hires its own farmer
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital has hired a resident farmer to grow organic produce for patients in its new greenhouse,...
Farm Kings: Reality TV comes to a Pennsylvania farm to see real drama
VALENCIA, Pa. — Lights. Camera. Action. That’s what happens when actors and actresses are trying to create a movie. But what happens when you turn the...
White-tailed deer in Ohio impacted by deer disease
AKRON -- State wildlife and animal health officials have confirmed localized outbreaks of a common white-tailed deer disease in eight Ohio counties including Ashtabula,...
White House honors 11 people for food security work in U.S and globally
WASHINGTON -- Recently the White House welcomed 11 Champions of Change who have committed themselves to strengthening food security in the U.S. and around...
‘Everything is bigger and faster’: Three farm machinery dealers look back at changes in...
SALEM, Ohio — Since the Farm Science Review is celebrating its 50th year, we started thinking about all the machinery and equipment changes the...
Corn maze honors John Glenn
MANTUA, Ohio -- Derthick's Corn Maze and Farm Experience will feature John Glenn and his decades of space flight as the theme of the...
Some days are meant to last forever
Someone -- my great-grandfather, my grandmother, my dad, someone -- told me how fathers announced the upcoming wedding of their daughters more than a...
Beef Products Inc. sues ABC News over ‘pink slime’ coverage
The makers of lean finely textured beef, Beef Products Inc., are suing ABC News for coverage that triggered market loss, the closing of plants and layoff of 700 workers. The complaint seeks $1.2 billion in damages.
Miss America 2009, a dairy farm native, shares life lessons at Ohio’s Wayne Co....
WOOSTER, Ohio — Royalty are a common sight at county fairs, as most tap a king and queen every year, and sometimes a prince...
Our world needs more benevolence
A few weeks ago, the children of our church had their summer vacation Bible school. Keri, the director of the Bible school, challenged the...
