Young cattlemen among the BEST
MARYSVILLE, Ohio - More than 400 people celebrated the 2006-2007 Ohio Cattlemen's Association BEST (Beef Exhibitor Show Total) program as it wrapped up June 9 with its annual awards banquet at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.
And they’re off!
CANFIELD, Ohio - The smell of fresh hay mingled with the humid early summer air as drivers hooked driving harnesses to their young horses in preparation of tackling the half-mile dirt track of the Canfield Fairgrounds.
Carbon credit trading area expanded
SALEM, Ohio - Carbon credit trading may seem like a lot of international hot air, but there's a way to turn that talk into onfarm income.
Soybean research seeing an upswing
COLUMBUS - Growing demand for food-grade and industrial-use soybean varieties has spurred an expansion of Ohio State University's soybean breeding program - a welcome boost in a highly competitive industry.
Anchored in Angus
MERCER, Pa. - Like most seedstock producers, Greg McKean spends a lot of time studying the genetics of his herd.
We need to try new approach to rural revitalization
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - If Pennsylvania's rural communities are to stem the tide of fiscal distress and remain economically vibrant, a new, place-based approach to rural policy is needed, according to a new report prepared by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Barn burns at Gasper’s Garden
SALEM, Ohio - A fire June 15 destroyed an equipment-storage barn and much of the equipment at a Mahoning County produce farm.
World’s economy is primed for U.S. farms
WASHINGTON - As U.S. gasoline prices and the U.S. stock market valuations hit record levels, the world economy is quite favorable to growth in U.
A passion for wind power
MILLERSBURG, Ohio - Bernie Caldwell calls wind power his passion. And thankfully, for the 40-plus people who gathered at the Millersburg library to hear him talk on the subject last week, he's not just a blowhard.
Minor details
EIGHTY FOUR, Pa. - Bev Minor hangs out on the front porch of The Spring House, overlooking the Eighty Four auction barn and just around the corner from the 84 Lumber world headquarters.
