Efforts awarded by Jefferson SWCD
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio - The Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District celebrated its 64th annual meeting and banquet at St.
Emissions from ‘dirty’ energy down
WASHINGTON - The retail price of electricity increased by more than 9 percent in 2006, the largest increase since 1981.
Fundraising under way for Paul Brown museum
MASSILLON, Ohio - When Paul Brown took the helm of the Massillon Washington High School football team 75 years ago, the face of football changed forever.
Death by soybeans: Cattle fatalities caused by acute rumen acidosis
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Twelve cattle on a southern Indiana farm died of a condition called grain overload, which caused acute rumen acidosis, according preliminary findings of Purdue University veterinarians.
Farm ponds sources of water, danger
JACKSON, Miss. - In 2004, the No. 1 cause of accidental deaths on farms among Farm Bureau members in Mississippi was drowning in farm ponds.
Farm truck accidents can be avoided
FARGO, N.D. - Farm trucks are involved in accidents, on and off the road, every year, but the numbers go up at harvest time.
Farmers in El Salvador benefit from high-value crops, modern techniques
OPICO, El Salvador - In 1989, Gilberto Mancia left war-torn El Salvador to work in the United States building and repairing air conditioning units.
Is there anything corn can’t do?
BOSTON - Scientists are reporting an advance toward turning corn plants into natural factories for producing gelatin to replace animal-sourced gelatin widely used by the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing capsules and tablets.
Summitcrest Farms registers most Angus in Ohio
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of Ohio recorded a total of 2,205 Angus with the
At a crossroad
The problem. In 2006, Stark County farmer Jerry Dickerhoof planted corn in a field at the intersection of Kenmore Street and Parks Avenue.













