Hold your horses
If you've got a small parcel of land and dream of owning a horse, stop right there. You should consider several things before buying a horse for the first time.
Hurricane season one away from a record
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The climatological "peak" of hurricane season in the Atlantic passed just days ago, and the Atlantic region has already seen three strong storms - two Category 4 and one Category 5.
Ohio farm wins national award
CLIVE, Iowa - An Ohio farm is one of four pork operations named 2004 Environmental Stewards by the National Pork Checkoff Board.
Saving a life: Vets do historic procedures on horse
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Professors at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine performed two procedures on a 23-year-old thoroughbred that saved the horse's life and set a precedent for the diagnosis and treatment of a kidney tumor.
Wal-Mart employees and loggers educate public, raise funds for kids
DOVER, Ohio - Teaching the public about forest resources, and raising money to help treat and prevent illnesses and injury for children, are the focus of the 9th annual Forest Heritage Festival.
Hog brings $30 bid; lamb gets $25 at Wayne Co.
WOOSTER, Ohio - Good weather, great attendance and an outstanding junior fair livestock auction wrapped up the 2004 edition of the Wayne County Fair.
Materials go full circle with plastofuels
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - Plasticulture's uses don't stop in the high tunnel at Penn State University.
Researchers here are looking at ways to complete plastic's lifecycle and are experimenting with plastic-fueled power.
Plasticulture opens doors on the farm
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - The idea of Pennsylvania-grown bananas may sound like a joke, but it's a definite possibility if farmers use a simple approach evaluated by Penn State scientists.
Danny’s smile
Danny Armstrong's smile masks the past year, the surgeries, the grueling repetition, the disappearance of many months and the struggle to prove ... a country boy can survive.
Organic farmer takes on 800 acres
WEST SALEM, Ohio - Dean McIlvaine's grain farm sprawls across 830 acres by the ocean.
At least that's the way he likes to think of the four-lane interstate that borders his property in Wayne County, Ohio.
