Readers get creative for Holiday Haiku contest
Our readers showed their poetic prowess this season by sending in more than 70 submissions for our Holiday Haiku contest. We even ended up in classrooms!
How does Santa do it? Researcher explains how the jolly old elf delivers
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Don't believe in Santa Claus? Magic, you say? In fact, science and technology explain how Santa is able to deliver toys to good girls and boys around the world in one night, according to a North Carolina State University researcher.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Dec. 22, 2011:
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. --The Marshall County 4-H and FFA Goat and Rabbit Club met Dec. 8 at The Barn to discuss plans for 2012. The...
Kent State gets $225,000 grant to assist rural areas
KENT, Ohio -- Kent State University will receive a $225,000 economic development grant from the USDA to assist businesses in rural Ohio communities.
A weekly roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 22, 2011:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- On Nov. 18-19 the West Holmes FFA held the annual Greenhand Lock-In in the high school gymnasium. At this lock-in, members...
University of Kentucky to host wheat update
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Specialists with the University of Kentucky Wheat Science Group will present timely information related to the 2012 wheat production year during their winter meeting Jan. 10 at the James E. Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville.
Deer donation programs hit the spot for the needy
In a challenging economy, farmers and hunters continue to donate deer meat.
Michigan to host Beginning Farmer Conference in February
WASHINGTON -- The second annual Beginning Farmer and Rancher Conference will take place Feb. 18-20 in Grand Rapids, Mich., at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and DeVos Place Convention Center.
Marilyn Grace Honaker Humphrey
EAST ROCHESTER, Ohio -- Marilyn Grace Honaker Humphrey, 83, of East Rochester, Ohio, died at 6:45 a.m. Dec. 17, 2011, at Louisville Center in...
Rabies is not something of the past — it remains a problem in Pa.
GROVE CITY, Pa. — A vaccinated dog may be your best insurance against rabies on your farm.Dr. Karen Martin, a veterinarian with the Pennsylvania...
