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Columbiana County Fair board receives two $50,000 donations
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Earthquake link triggers tougher drilling permit conditions
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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.
Trees help sell homes — and rent apartments
NEW YORK — A few years ago, U.S. Forest Service researchers in Portland, Ore. showed homes with street trees sold for $7,130 more, on average, than homes without trees. And they sold more quickly. Now realtors are seeing the value of trees when renting properties. A real estate start-up is mapping New York City based […]
Indiana joins interstate meat shipment co-op
WASHINGTON — Indiana has joined USDA’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program, which gives selected small and very small state-inspected meat processors the option to ship meat and poultry products bearing an official USDA Mark of Inspection across state lines. Indiana joins Ohio, North Dakota and Wisconsin in the voluntary shipment program designed to expand market opportunities […]
Earthquake link triggers tougher drilling permit conditions
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is creating new, stronger permit conditions for deep oil or gas drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity. The new policies, announced April 11, are in response to recent seismic events in Poland Township (Mahoning County) at a well owned by Hilcorp Energy Company, that […]
Lefevre Farms receives poultry association award
Poultry farmers honored for dedication to Ohio’s egg, chicken and turkey communities.
George V. Hunter, 1917-2014
George V. Hunter, 96, of Stoneboro, Pa., died March 18, 2014, in Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Grove City, Pa. where he had resided since having a stroke in 2008. Mr. Hunter was born in Grove City, Pa., on June 6, 1917, to the late Samuel Robb and Mary Denniston Hunter. He married Evelyn McMichael June […]
Tiny power generator runs on spit
Saliva-powered micro-sized microbial fuel cells can produce minute amounts of energy sufficient to run on-chip applications.
Ohio wool growers learn how to make a better cut
Group of central and eastern Ohio wool growers travels to Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative in Canal Winchester.
Pa. performance tested bull sale totals $265,700
Producers sold 93 Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Shorthorn, Red Angus, Simmental and crossbred bulls. The bulls averaged $2,857 per head.
Ohio announces tougher permit conditions for drilling near faults
The ODNR announced new, stronger permit conditions for drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity April 11.
Urban farming webinar: Commercially viable or just warm fuzzies?
Are urban farms commercially viable or just warm fuzzies? Free webinar looks at research.
Champion ham record falls at W.Va. 4-H/FFA auction
Nelson’s Custom Meats smashed the record for price paid for the Grand Champion Ham at the 26th Annual Putnam-Lincoln County FFA and 4-H Ham, Bacon and Egg Show and Sale.
Hemlock-killing pest, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, found in new areas in Ohio
New areas in Ohio have been found infected with Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, a small, aphid-like insect native to Asia that threatens eastern hemlock and Carolina hemlock in the eastern United States.
Plenty of eggs for Easter and Passover
WASHINGTON — Although retail egg prices are historically high at $1.98 per dozen, consumers will find an adequate supply of the protein powerhouses to fill Easter baskets and for Passover meals, according to John Anderson, deputy chief economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation. Further, “Eggs remain a relatively low-cost source of protein at a […]
Ohio’s ag nutrients bill on way to governor
Bill would require most farmers who apply fertilizer to be state certified.
Farming gives normalcy to life for Crawford Co. family after fire
UNION CITY, Pa. — As pork chops were just finishing up and homemade noodles sat warming in a pan on the stove, and a Jersey calf needing constant nursing laid in a dog crate in the kitchen corner, an unwelcome danger raged in the top of the Isiminger home. Silently, the stranger roared between the […]
Beck’s young farm leader program
SALEM, Ohio — The Beck’s Young Farm Leader program is a partnership between the Ohio Soybean Association and Beck’s Hybrids that recognizes young farmers who demonstrate hard work, dedication and leadership in their industry. The award is in its second year and recognizes four quarterly recipients each year. From the four, one “farm leader of […]
Marion County soybean grower is a young ag leader
Ryan Rhoades named first-quarter Beck’s Young Farm Leader.
History of photography on display
WILMINGTON, Ohio — The History Center’s new exhibit “Photography: Our History Exposed,” reflects more than 100 years of photography in Clinton County. The exhibit includes daguerreotypes from the 1840s, ‘tintypes’ of the Civil War era, and a stereoscope and ‘views’ of the Victorian era. Also on display are cameras from the 1880s-1980s; and photographic and […]
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