Shorthorn sale lots average $1,395
DOVER, Ohio - The Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association held its spring sale April 16 at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover, Ohio.
Three reports look at energy
WASHINGTON - The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released three major reports in April on energy use in agriculture.
Washington Co. group recognizesfarmers for business planning
MARIETTA, Ohio - The 28th annual Washington County, Ohio, Farm Business Planning and Analysis banquet was held April 7 in Marietta.
Percheron plow meet digs in
FREDERICKTOWN, Ohio - Despite cold and blustery weather the last day of April, about a dozen intrepid Percheron teamsters and an equal number of helpers showed up for the Percheron Horse Association of America plow meet.
Life on the Stark Electric Railway
SALEM, Ohio - Thirty-three miles of hand-laid railroad track and the Stark Electric Railway cars that raced on it between Canton and Salem built the foundation for life as we know it in Stark and Columbiana counties.
Taking to tokens: History buff trades pocket watch for pocket change
SALEM, Ohio - John Dunlap has his hand in his pocket, sifting jingling coins between his fingers.
He gathers them and withdraws the loot.
Crops probably survived chilly start
COLUMBUS - Early-planted corn in Ohio is germinating or, in some cases, already emerging. Those signs could indicate that the crop escaped serious disease problems brought about by cold, wet conditions in late April.
Heritage turkeys getting popular
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The first stage of research on heritage-breed turkeys at Kansas State University is complete, a K-State animal scientist said.
Interest rates help push farmland values; buyers ‘locking into land’
DENVER - U.S. farmland values continue rising at rapid rates, according to the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, with some locations experiencing sales well above peak market prices.
