Thursday, May 2, 2024

SALEM, Ohio - Synergy is the best way to describe the strategy behind the fledgling National Association of Spotted Haflingers breeding program and registry.

NEWBURG, Pa. - After a few disappointments in other farm ventures, Sandra Miller and her partner, Ralph Jones, are developing a successful meat goat operation.

LISBON, Ohio - Water balloon fights, concerts, campground cookouts, roaming the midway in search of the perfect french fries (or the perfect date).

(Editor's note: This story is the first in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.

PAINESVILLE, Ohio - There are decades of economic and social and personal histories crammed into a cardboard box in the Lake County fair office.

WOOSTER, Ohio - There was a collective sigh of relief from the defendants and their supporters when Wayne County Municipal Court Judge Stuart Miller cleared Creston hog farmer Ken Wiles and his employee, Dusty Stroud, of all animal cruelty charges after a day and a half of testimony June 19-20.

REEDS MILLS, Ohio - Seventeen-year-old Coral Roach, in her drop-waist party dress, is shooting for something trendy, yet modest.

CANFIELD, Ohio - Thirteen horses were hauled back to Thomas Skelton's Canfield area farm June 18, but veterinarians who inspected the horses both in foster care and at the farm since their return say some of them are in worse shape now than when they were taken.

It's finally summertime. That means there are all kinds of activities to look forward to, like bonfires, swimming and spending time with family and friends.

GREENSBURG, Kan. - The phrase "true grit" is often associated with cowboy toughness - an indomitable spirit - that proved an asset in settling the West.