Monthly Archives: April 2014
Lilly discloses agreement to buy Novartis Animal Health
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly and Company recently announced an agreement to acquire Novartis Animal Health for approximately $5.4 billion in an all-cash transaction that...
CoBank contributes $100,000 to Davis College at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —A $100,000 gift from CoBank will help bring West Virginia University’s new Agricultural Sciences Building to its full potential.
The new building will...
Kenneth E. Brunner
Kenneth E. Brunner, age 82, of Alliance, Ohio, was born at home May 23, 1931, west of the intersection of Homeworth Road and US...
Spring planting delays not yet a concern
This spring has been less than ideal so far, but still not a major concern.
Contestants cook success in food contest
TOLEDO — The Center for Innovative Food Technology, assisted by the Cleveland Culinary Launch & Kitchen, sponsored the Northeast Ohio Food Contest, which showcases...
Food safety grade? Probably a ‘B’
National report card on food safety indicates more can be done.
Muskingum conservancy cuts landowners’ assessments
To date, the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has earned $77.8 million in signing bonuses for the oil and gas drilling leases it has entered into and about $3 million in royalty revenue.
Producer members vote to merge co-ops
The leaders of the Agland Co-op and the Green Valley Co-op feel that by merging the two co-ops, the result will be a better value to farmers.
Columbiana County Fair board receives two $50,000 donations
The Columbiana County Fair board has received two additional $50,000 gifts from area families to move the new grandstands project forward.
Ohio honey production down 29.2 percent from 2012
Yields from Ohio's 17,000 colonies producing honey averaged 45 pounds in 2013, compared with 60 pounds the previous year.
