Daffodil Dairy Sale averages $1,622
CARROLLTON, Ohio - The 33rd annual Daffodil Dairy Sale was March 27 at the Carroll County Fairgrounds in Carrollton, Ohio.
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Free organic kits offered to youth sports programs
CLEVELAND - The supplier of the new line of Nature's Touch natural organic and organic-based lawn and garden products is offering free lawn care kits to the first 250 qualifying public youth baseball, softball and soccer programs to sign up for the company's Green Responsibly promotion.
Have an adjustable rate mortgage? Here’s some help
WASHINGTON - With problems in the mortgage lending sector dominating the news, homeowners who have an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) may be wondering what, if anything, they should do.
Iron chefs sharpen skills
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - Schoenbrunn Village will host the Iron Chef-Northeast Region competition May 5 from 10 a.
No-till farmers: Consider strip tilling
COLUMBUS - No-till farmers looking to plant corn after corn this growing season have the option of practicing strip tillage to maintain soil conservation benefits while reducing production issues associated with no-till monoculture crop systems.
Phosphorus demanded by forage crops
NORCROSS, Ga. - Forage crops have a big demand for phosphorus. This ranges from almost 10 pounds of P2O5 per ton of grass to 15 pounds per ton of alfalfa.
Report details use of distillers grains
URBANA, Ill. - A report providing guidelines for feeding distillers dried grains with solubles to swine is now available at local University of Illinois Extension offices.
Vegetable rainbow should increase consumption
WASHINGTON - No matter how you slice it, Americans aren't eating their veggies. According to a recently published USDA study, less than half of 8,000 people surveyed in 1999 and 2000 got their recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
Web tool helps sustainable farmers
PORTLAND, Ore. - Farmers now have a free online tool available that allows them to compare their current management practices with "best practices" for sustainable agriculture.
