4-H’ers are winners at Cuyahoga County Fair
They raise 4-H livestock in urban Cuyahoga County? Yep. Here are the names and hotos of winners from the 2008 Cuyahoga County Fair market livestock competitions.
Westmoreland County Fair market livestock auction results
Find out who won the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year's Westmoreland County Fair.
Farm machinery exports gain 30.5 percent
MILWAUKEE — Exports of U.S. agricultural-related equipment to nations around the world topped $5.8 billion dollars for the first half of 2008 compared to midyear 2007 numbers, for an increase of 30.5 percent, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
John Deere expanding U.S. tractor works; also investing in Brazilian operations
John Deere is expanding its tractor works in Iowa and is also expanding manufacturing capacity in Brazil.
Over 81,000 acres in West Virginia defoliated by gypsy moth caterpillars
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- More than 81,000 acres of state, federal and private forestland in West Virginia were defoliated by gypsy moths in 2008, up...
Farm organization is worth the money
Editor:I have been farming in southwest Ashtabula County for more than 50 years. About 14 years ago, a fellow farmer and friend, Bob Cotterman,...
A roundup of 4-H news for Aug. 28, 2008
NEWCOMERSTOWN, Ohio — The Buckhorn Tribe 4-H club met Aug. 10 with 20 members present.
The event was held in the pavilion at Tall...
A roundup of FFA news for Aug. 28, 2008
ALBANY, Ohio — The Alexander FFA chapter recently held its summer meeting and cookout at Ethan Sayers’ house. Thirty-two members and three guests showed...
Ag Progress Days: Vegetable oil looks like tractor fuel
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. -- The future looks rosy for a blue tractor that's pulled away from the diesel fuel pump in favor of a...
Experts: Spend gas well money wisely
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. -- "Are there too many zeroes behind that number?"It's a question Penn State Cooperative Extension educator Robin Kuleck stopped asking --...
