Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 8/30
The top stories from the week August 24-30, 2014.
Cover crops for farm and garden
As a bountiful harvest empties our fields and gardens, and fills our wheelbarrows and pickup beds with fresh fruits and veggies, growers wonder what to do with the newly vacant space.
Canfield Fair 2014
Aug. 28, 29 and 31, 2014
Sale Total: $494,541.55
Total Lots: 513
STEERS
Number of Market Lots: 66
Average: $2.33/pound with champions; $2.26/pound without
Grand champion: Travis Pidgeon
Bid: $6.30/pound Weight:...
Sign-up begins for Dairy Margin Protection Program
Secretary Vilsack says program acts as a form of insurance for dairy producers.
Finding Ferdinand Brader
The story of Ferdinand Brader remains partly a mystery as his original artwork turns up in farmhouses across Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio.
Bringing Brader back home
Living in roughly the same era as European and American contemporaries such as Vincent van Gogh and Winslow Homer, Swiss-born scenic artist Ferdinand Brader captured rural life in Ohio and Pennsylvania in a uniquely detailed way.
Indian Run Farms runs on perseverance
Elliott family keeps it simple in Knox County, but productive.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Aug. 28, 2014:
WEST SALEM, Ohio — The Northwestern FFA dairy team will vie for national honors in the area of dairy cattle evaluation and management at...
Twenty years later, the GMO fight goes on
Consumer concerns over GMOs are not going away.
More than your average project: A day in the life of a 4-H member
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — The sun is just up, and Leah Fine is exhausted. She tries to sleep until the last possible minute, but...
