Flying the friendly skies could get ugly
WASHINGTON -- At current oil prices, several large and small U.S. airlines will default on their obligations to creditors beginning at the end of...
There’s a competition for everyone at Ohio State Fair
COLUMBUS -- There are agriculture and horticulture competitions open to all ages at the 2008 Ohio State Fair. Adults can compete in many agriculture,...
Modified relay intercropping featured at Ohio workshop
BUCYRUS, Ohio — Modified relay intercropping, which lets farmers harvest two crops in the same year, will be examined at a workshop July 19...
‘Graying of America’ means decline
Looming population changes, described as a "massive demographic riptide," could mean a slackening global influence of the developed world as a whole.
Ohio’s youth cattle exhibitors rack up the miles, and the awards
MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- More than 400 people celebrated the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association BEST (Beef Exhibitor Show Total) Program as it wrapped up its 2007-08...
Pa. youth win big at Keystone Classic
BUTLER, Pa. -- The Northwest Pennsylvania Cattlemen's Association sponsored the annual Keystone Junior Beef Classic May 24-25 at the Butler Fairgrounds. Over 100 youth...
Wild horse, burro adoptions set in Lima, Ohio, Aug. 8-10
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Adopt a horse or burro on Aug. 8-10 at Sarge’s Sale Arena, 5970 Defiance Trail in Lima, Ohio.
The Bureau of...
USDA releases county loan rates for 2008
WASHINGTON -- Within three weeks of commodity title enactment in the 2008 farm bill, USDA is implementing marketing assistance loan and loan deficiency payment...
Tomorrow’s cowboys will ‘whisper’ commands to herds via technology
WASHINGTON — The same Global Positioning System (GPS) technology used to track vehicles is now being used to track cows.
But Agricultural Research Service...
A little work, a little play makes for the perfect plowing day
By ARTHUR BOLDUC
What do draft horse teamsters do when they get caught up on their work? They find somebody who hasn’t, and you might...
