Harrison County Fair sale totals $142,500
CADIZ, Ohio - It may be small, but the Harrison County Fair spotlights the county's rural and agricultural heritage.
Fire closes Andersons’ marine grain facility
SALEM, Ohio - Black smoke billowed high into the sky above Toledo July 1 after a series of explosions and a subsequent fire at a grain facility owned by The Andersons.
Trumbull County: Commissioners aren’t trying to sell fairgrounds property to balance budget
SALEM, Ohio - The Trumbull County fairgrounds is no smaller during this week's fair than it was last year, despite stories circulating that say county commissioners plan to sell part of the property.
Pa. finds way to end ag disputes
SALEM, Ohio - The morning after Pennsylvania finalized legislation to work out differences between farmers and their communities, five people called the department of agriculture to protest local ordinances, according to Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff.
Watching for signs
Old MacDonald had a cow
Old MacDonald had a pig
... or once he did!
Now the yellow 'dozers dig
RANDOLPH, Ohio - Be careful driving through Portage County.
Emerald ash borer hits Ottawa Co.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The emerald ash borer, a destructive exotic insect from Asia, has been located in an ash tree in Carroll Township in Ottawa County, Ohio.
Eagle eyes
DIAMOND, Ohio - Sixty-five feet in the air, Jeff Janosik looks across the treetops.
The old beech tree he's perched in - he figures it's 80 to 100 years old - is taller than most in the woodland here, not far from Lake Milton.
No prize for biggest farm
ASHLAND, Ohio - It's a stretch to put Harold and Julia Swain in the same category as other young farmers.
Ron Kreis: Ohioan is world champion auctioneer
SALEM, Ohio - Ron Kreis chants and calls while he drives, auctioneering passing fence posts and telephone poles to invisible bidders.
Antibiotic use in animals rises in 2004
WASHINGTON - The sales of antibiotics used to treat, prevent and control disease and maintain the health of animals rose 7.
