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.
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.
Be careful when leasing farm’s energy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Don't be too quick to sign off on any deal to lease wind or any other resource on your farm, advises an energy expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who points out that if the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Over 6,000 years, corn has changed
BELTSVILLE, Md. - Those ears of sweet, crisp corn that are such a familiar part of summertime picnics haven't always looked or tasted that way.
Air quality agreement deadline extended again
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency extended the animal feeding operations air compliance agreement sign-up deadline to July 29.
Barn fire kills Ohio dairy herd
SALEM, Ohio - "This is just a dairymen's worst nightmare, to wake up in the middle of the night and see your cows burning.
Donation ensures Ben Stinner’s legacy
WOOSTER, Ohio - The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has donated $100,000 to the Ben Stinner Endowment for Healthy Agroecosystems and Sustainable Communities.
Massey Expo spotlights machines of the past
Ohio show will be a first for the three Bears: all together once more.
Cattle shipped from Pennsylvania to Cuba
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A second shipment of cattle has been sold to Cuba as a result of his trade mission trip last year, and as part of Cuba's commitment to invest $10 million in agricultural commodities within Pennsylvania.
