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NEW CASTLE, Pa. - Despite the 90 degree weather and an afternoon downpour, buyers still made it out support the Lawrence County livestock sale.

Has someone taken advantage of you when it came to harvesting your woodlot? Were you impressed with the amount and went through with the deal only to find out later that you could've made more money? Or did you turn down the offer and thank yourself when you found how much your timber was actually worth? Forestry experts say it happens too often and needs to stop. Reporter Kristy Hebert is interested in talking with anyone who has a similar story for a consumer awareness article. Contact her by Sept. 1 at 800-837-3419 or by e-mail at khebert@farmanddairy.com.

WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio growers are in the midst of selecting wheat varieties for the next growing season, and results from the 2005 Ohio State University Extension Ohio Wheat Performance Test could help.

SMITHFIELD, Ohio - Four-H'ers in Jefferson County probably plan on fair-week rain as much as they've come to plan on Kyleigh DeFrank bringing at least one champion livestock project.

SMITHFIELD, Ohio - The Carrollton Livestock Auction is under new ownership and management. Wayne Falb, an auctioneer and cattleman from Leetonia, Ohio, took over operations Aug.

CANTON, Ohio - Martha Pemberton starts every day with a cup of hot tea and a big dab of honey. She's not sure, but that tea and honey might just be the secret to her longevity.

SALEM, Ohio - Did he or didn't he switch ear tags? That question doesn't matter much now for the state department of agriculture as it investigates Howard Parrish's role in the swap of his granddaughter's 2004 county fair champion hog, apparently to save the prized gilt from death.