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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - It may seem easy to put those raked leaves in bags and toss them out as garbage.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Increased demand for corn and soybeans, increased commodity prices and increased variability and risks create a complicated situation for landowners and tenants trying to reach a fair agreement, said a Purdue University expert.

PRINCETON, Ky. - This winter, hay supplies will be extremely tight on most farms across the Midwest.

SALEM - Farm and Dairy will have an early deadline for the Nov. 22 edition because of the Thanksgiving holiday. All news and advertisements for The Antique Collector section must be received by 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 15. Classified ads, all other advertisements and news for the rest of the newspaper must be received by 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 16. The Farm and Dairy office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A recent poll of more than 1,200 U.S. homeowners has found nearly all (97 percent) agree with the idea that reducing energy use at home is important to save money, yet many could still be missing out on opportunities to lower their energy bills this winter.

WASHINGTON - President Bush has nominated Edward T. Schafer to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

COLUMBUS - Ohio State University Extension's Lamb 509 short course is being offered again after a two-year absence.

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed a Massillon woman's lawsuit filed against the Conservancy Court of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.

COLUMBUS - Ohio's hunters are encouraged to harvest any feral swine they encounter in the wild in order to limit the spread of this destructive species in the state, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.

DOVER, Ohio - The Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association held its fall sale Oct. 21 at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover, Ohio.