Stark County Fair buyers generous with bids
CANTON, Ohio - Two days, two sales, half a million bucks. Well almost. The Stark County Fair's junior fair market livestock sales Aug.
Canfield Fair exhibitors battled for top spots
CANFIELD, Ohio - The coliseum at the Canfield Fair turned into a battleground last week - not just for exhibitors, but buyers, too.
Sharing fresh flavor
WARSAW, Ohio - Margaret McCoy loves vegetables. She can't get enough snow peas or green peppers or zucchini or green beans.
County agricultural agents are honored
CINCINNATI - County agricultural agents Donald C. Fretts and Stephen Schumacher have received the distinguished service award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
Emerald ash borer in two more counties
Marion and Delaware counties have been quarantined to prohibit movement of firewood and ash tree material REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The emerald ash borer, an ash tree-killing insect from Asia, has been discovered in Marion and Delaware counties.
Hindmans show four of the six top Holsteins at northwest Pa. show
BROOKVILLE, Pa. - The Northwest Pa. Championship Holstein Show was held Aug. 5 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Brookville, Pa.
Virus linked to Thoroughbred abortion epidemic
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study by veterinary researchers at Oregon State University has linked a major epidemic of abortion a few years ago in Kentucky Thoroughbred mares to infection with vesivirus.
Wayne County fair volunteers honored
WOOSTER, Ohio - This year, Pete Armstrong celebrated his 20th year as secretary/treasurer of the Wayne County Agricultural Society with a couple hundred of his closest friends as part of the annual Wayne County Fair Appreciation Night.
Program will clear the air about stable ventilation
BURTON, Ohio - It has been a long, hot summer and the inside of your horse barn has probably been even hotter.
State fair champions pass drug tests
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - For the third consecutive year, all grand and reserve grand champion livestock exhibits at the 2006 Ohio State fair were confirmed free of illegal drugs.
