Coshocton SWCD honors farm family
COSHOCTON, Ohio - The Coshocton Soil and Water District awarded Bill and Caroline Daugherty and family of Fresno the 2004 Outstanding Conservation Farm award at the SWCD's 63rd annual meeting and banquet Oct.
Family and farm is a good mix
ORRVILLE, Ohio - Despite the challenges of low prices, high costs and unruly weather, Bob and Amy Graber see farming as a great way of life and a wonderful place to raise their children, Kyler, 5 and Krystian, 2 1/2.
Trade winds blow farm bill off course
COLUMBUS - A recent U.S. proposal to reduce farm subsidies to jump start World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations may shape the 2007 farm bill.
Pressing business: Family keeps sorghum syrup flowing
HOWARD, Ohio - We were fortunate here in Knox County this past summer to have had adequate rain along with all those 90-degree days.
Entangled in grief: Coping with tragedy takes new twists with farm families
SALEM, Ohio - A family member's death is difficult, but when it's on a farm, the loss takes another challenging dynamic.
FSA offices will not close
SALEM, Ohio - Just weeks after the USDA announced it would be closing more than 700 Farm Service Agency offices across the country, it scrapped its plans.
A family’s tragedy: Six-year-old’s accident affects entire family
THE ACCIDENT Six-year-old Kyle Daugherty could think of nothing else he'd rather do that Friday after Thanksgiving.
Cleavers win Jefferson SWCD honor
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio - Charlie and Wanda Cleaver received the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District's Conservation Farmer of the Year award Oct.
Emerald ash borer made way to western Erie County
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Emerald Ash Borer, a destructive exotic insect from Asia, has been discovered in ash trees in western Erie County, according to Ohio Department of Agriculture officials.
Ethanol is win-win and win-lose
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Converting more corn into ethanol would be a high-octane boost to many, but not all, in the agriculture industry.
