Still harvesting his way across the Great Plains (in 800-acre fields)
Since early July, Austen Shoemaker, a 2011 West Branch High School graduate, has been part of a Great Plains wheat combine crew, Schiltz Harvesting, out of Selden, Kan.
Angus board approves long-range plan
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- With an eye toward the future, the American Angus Association Board of Directors approved a 5-to-10-year plan outlining strategies aimed at benefiting all users of Angus genetics, from members to commercial cattlemen to consumers.
LETTER: United Local School District levy unnecessary
The United Local School District has received well over $5,004,849 in extra tax dollars in just the past six years. ULSD extra taxes are a one mill levy, a three mill levy, and a 1/2 percent income tax levy. These three “extra taxes” are over and above your regular assessed property taxes.
Ecuador’s Paz Reserve is a birder’s delight
Back in 2004, as birding boomed in many Latin American countries, Angel Paz discovered an Andean cock-of-the-rock lek on his family's property in northwestern...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 6, 2011:
COLUMBIANA -- Members of the Rough Riders 4-H club assembled a display Oct. 1 at Witmer's Inc. on state Route 14 in Columbiana to...
It’s bow season: Let the hunting tales begin
It's bow season, a time of year that brings out the most interesting use of the English language. A time when what is said...
Wet spring weather could cost Ohio farmers close to $1 billion
COLUMBUS -- Ohio farmers stand to lose close to $1 billion in income from late planting of corn and soybeans this spring. The estimates are based on the acres of each crop that farmers said in March they expected to plant, and on the lower yields expected because of the late planting.
$12 million green initiative to promote clean energy innovation
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration recently announced the six winners of the i6 Green Challenge, an initiative to drive technology commercialization and entrepreneurship in support of a green innovation economy, increased U.S. competitiveness and new jobs.
Classic motorcar auction tops $1.1 million
CANTON, Ohio -- On the driving range of the historic Glenmoor Country Club, Classic Motorcar Auctions held their second annual Grande Classic antique, classic and sports car auction as a part of the 2011 Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Autos.
Gov. Corbett establishes council to strengthen dairy industry in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett has established a dairy leadership council that will help ensure that state government meets the needs of Pennsylvania's nearly $2 billion dairy industry.
