Farming a little bit of everything
BIG PRAIRIE, Ohio - These days, niche marketing is a popular buzz word. For Joseph and Marion Yoder, it is a way of life.
Neighborly rewards — Father-son team honored
SALEM, Ohio - It was a decade ago, a scorching summer Sunday, when Hollis and Lowell Kemp got up from the pews of their local church and walked out.
Budget cuts concern conservationists
WASHINGTON - National Association of Conservation Districts President Bill Wilson recently expressed concern with the lack of funding for conservation programs in the Administration's proposed fiscal year 2007 budget.
Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull cattlemen get update on beef industry
CANFIELD, Ohio - The beef industry's response to bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been a "tremendous success story," according to Elizabeth Harsh, executive director of the
Draft horses have made a comeback in rural U.S.
More than 260 Percheron and Belgian draft horses changed owners at the 44th Eastern States Draft Horse Sale Feb.
Lawsuit challenges USDA approval of genetically engineered alfalfa
SAN FRANCISCO - Shortly after a government report cited problems with the USDA's oversight of genetically engineered crops, a coalition of farmers, farm groups, consumers, and environmentalists filed a lawsuit, calling the USDA's approval of genetically engineered alfalfa a threat to farmers and a risk to the environment.
MWCD presents assessment method at public hearing
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - Whether they're in favor of the proposed maintenance plan or not, residents of the
Bad silage can lead to listeriosis
WOOSTER, Ohio - Dairy farmers should be on the lookout for poor quality silage because it can lead to listeriosis, an illness also known as silage disease and circling disease.
MWCD residents are still angry about proposed assessment in watershed
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - A crowd of fired-up residents from the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District shouted protests and objections during a public hearing Feb. 16. Some shouts objected to the proposed assessment in the district and some shouts objected to the format of the meeting.
Tuscarawas cattlemen choose royalty
SUGARCREEK, Ohio - Denelle Billman, a 17-year-old New Philadelphia High School junior, has been crowned the 2006 Tuscarawas County Cattlemen's Association queen.













