A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 23, 2008
BARNESVILLE, Ohio — The Barnesville Progressive Home Helper met Oct. 11 at the Main Street United Methodist Church.
Officers were elected and the club made...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 23, 2008
COLLINS, Ohio — Twenty Western Reserve FFA members visited DreamChasers Farm in North Fairfield to assist in manual labor and helping to spruce up...
Don’t get burned: Make fire safety a priority
SALEM, Ohio -- Every year, hundreds of barns around the country go up in smoke. In many cases, hay, straw, machinery and livestock are...
N-P-K nightmares: Fertilizer prices force farms to cut back
SALEM, Ohio — The price of anhydrous ammonia is up 55 percent. Straight urea, up 67 percent. Potash isn’t cheap either, up 55 percent....
The ag credit crunch: Loans still available, but low interest rates not
SALEM, Ohio -- Farmers probably will not have trouble securing operating loans and farm capital after the most recent financial crisis, but when they...
Make sure your sheep are earning their keep
By ROGER A. HIGH
Ohio State University Extension
COLUMBUS -- With increasing production costs, livestock producers really need to evaluate each animal and decide whether that...
With these presidents, the buff stopped here
DALLAS — With the 2008 presidential election weeks away, Gold’s Gym, the world’s leading fitness authority, released an analysis of the 10 fittest presidents...
New record set: Tomato tips scale at 4.48 pounds
CANFIELD, Ohio -- Duane Perry of North Lawrence, Ohio, set a new state record for the heaviest tomato ever grown in the Buckeye State....
Holmes County celebrates 4-H clubs
WALNUT CREEK, Ohio -- The 2008 Holmes County 4-H Volunteer Recognition Banquet, Life is a highway: Make every mile a memory, marked the end...
Workshop will address chronic pain and farming
PATTON, Pa. -- For nearly 30 years, Linda Deen has been an integral part of her family's fruit and vegetable farm. Whether guiding 3,000...
