Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau honors members for outstanding year
SUGARCREEK, Ohio - A-MAIZE-ing Tuscarawas County was the theme for the 2006 Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau annual meeting, emphasizing the importance of corn to the economy of Tuscarawas County.
A night of awards at Stark County Farm Bureau annual meeting
EAST CANTON, Ohio - Even as a young boy, Jay Harsh was interested in farming. As an adult, he's taken that interest to a new height.
Columbiana FB earns 10 star awards
HANOVERTON, Ohio - Columbiana County Farm Bureau past president Homer Althouse was feted with the organization's distinguished service award at the group's annual meeting Sept.
Task force’s work points to facelift for 20-year-old beef checkoff
SALEM, Ohio - After 20 years, it may be time for the beef checkoff to get a facelift. A panel of 18 beef industry representatives worked throughout the summer to analyze the checkoff, and last week issued a handful of recommendations to make the program more effective.
Belmont County Fair
The Belmont County Fair, which wrapped up last week, saw many young people exhibit champion livestock projects.
At the top of his game
COLUMBUS - Stew Kitchen isn't just a farm kid. He's an athlete, too, an Ohio State University athlete, a true Buckeye who's bled scarlet and gray since he was a toddler.
Earl McKarns inducted into county’s conservation hall of fame
KENSINGTON, Ohio - Nearly 80 people gathered in a hilltop cattle loafing shed on Earl McKarns' Carroll County Farm last week to see the grazier inducted into the county's conservation hall of fame.
Horse slaughter ban goes to Senate
SALEM, Ohio - Animal sanctuary owner Annette Fisher says most Americans wouldn't consider slaughtering their cats and dogs, so we shouldn't allow slaughterhouses to keep killing horses for meat production, either.
What’s left behind
THE auctioneer's racing voice quiets for the first time, and the crowd focuses on the woman in the red shirt. The one with her arms crossed, her eyes downcast, her lips pressed together.
