Tuesday, May 21, 2024

MALVERN, Ohio - At the farmers' markets near Akron and Cleveland, customers sometimes approach a couple toting coolers and call out to Rose or Ridge.

LONDON, Ohio - "Are you a Chevy or Ford or Dodge guy?" Eric Barrett asked. Case or John Deere? Pioneer or Seed Consultants? Bounty or Brawny? Handfuls of people perched on bales of straw last week at the Farm Science Review's Small Farm Center started to chatter, knowing their answers to those simple questions made one giant point: Branding works.

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - The 2006 Guernsey County Junior Fair market animal sale was very successful for the exhibitors as buyers at the 159th Guernsey County Fair supported this event with great enthusiasm.

BOARDMAN, Ohio - Mahoning County Farm Bureau volunteer leaders received all 10 of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's Standards of Achievement, or star, awards during last week's annual banquet.

MAUMEE, Ohio - Preliminary site work began Sept. 25 for an ethanol plant located in Greenville, Ohio.

BOTKINS, Ohio - Fourteen-year-old Luke Shroyer of Botkins, Ohio, surprised a few people and pleased a lot more when he won the Ohio State Draft Horse Plowing Match at the Agricultural Science Review Sept.

SHELL ROCK, Iowa - Most farm boys aspire to their dad's farming interest. If it is a livestock enterprise, a son will often become involved.

LONDON, Ohio - When tackling a new challenge, getting advice from someone more experienced can be the key to success.

LONDON, Ohio - A few acres of trees may look like a gold mine to some, but it's important to see past the dollar figures when considering a timber harvest.

LONDON, Ohio - It seems like everyone these days is on the biofuels bandwagon: politicians, farmers, environmentalists and consumers.