Hochstetlers’ pursuit takes patience
TIVERTON CENTER, Ohio - Mark and Wayne Hochstetler are patient men. Tree farmers by trade, these Amish brothers are aware they'll never live long enough to see the payoff from the long hours they put into their operation.
Conservation just makes sense for these farmers
LONDON, Ohio - They don't do it because it makes their farms "look nice." Or just because they get government cost-share dollars to install a grassed waterway, a windbreak or a manure storage facility.
Silver King
The American Industrial Revolution can be traced to countless innovators. They were ordinary people with a simple idea willing to take a risk.
Learn to make a safer compost tea
BELTSVILLE, Md. - Compost tea is a brew favored by many organic growers. It's made by adding small amounts of mature compost to unheated water and leaving it to sit, or steep.
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.
Farm truck agreement is good news for farmers
Camp Hill, Pa. - A new agreement reached between Pennsylvania and New York will allow farmers to legally drive their registered farm vehicles in the neighboring state without getting commercial registrations.
Ohioan is two-time top showman
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
Belmont County Fair
The Belmont County Fair, which wrapped up last week, saw many young people exhibit champion livestock projects.
Farm Credit Services concentrates on annual September elections
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Farm Credit Services of Mid-America voting stockholders will elect members of the board of directors through mail-in ballots during the association's annual elections this fall.
