Strawberry plant is one in a million
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Five Aces Breeding owner Harry Swartz spent 30 years traveling the world on a quest to find the perfect strawberry plant.
What’s the deal with trans fats?
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Efforts to eliminate or reduce trans fats in Americans' diets have made headlines in recent months.
The chain gang
Many people, when they finish their day's work, like to kick off their shoes, stretch out in front of the TV and relax.
Family tradition
NEW WATERFORD, Ohio - John F. Hively kept meticulous notes. Every time a penny passed through his hands, he recorded it, his pencil making slanted, script letters in neat columns on the pages of a pocket-size notebook.
Law boosts protection for Pa. landowners
SALEM, Ohio - A new law in Pennsylvania has landowners breathing a little easier. Gov. Ed Rendell signed legislation June 30 that increases liability protection for those who allow recreational activities on their property.
Wonders of wool
(Editor's note: This story is the second in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.
United Producers socked with fine to close out phantom cattle fraud
SALEM, Ohio — Columbus-based United Producers Inc. must pay a $96,000 fine to cut their ties to what the FBI called the largest cattle...
Fuel at its finest
WELLSVILLE, Ohio - Tucked in the corner of John Russell's barn is an odd collection of items. There's a water heater and a fish pump.
Eminent domain legislation nixed
SALEM, Ohio - A piece of legislation that would have asked Ohioans to put eminent domain rights into the state constitution has been rejected.
Farmers gear up for speed protection
SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio House and Senate have both unanimously passed legislation that would allow farmers to drive "fast tractors" up to 40 mph on roadways.
