Plowing match and a dream
LONDON, Ohio - An added feature last year to the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio, was the state draft horse plowing match.
Wischts take top Portage SWCD honor
KENT, Ohio - Portage Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors broke tradition when they presented the county's 2004 Outstanding Conservationist award to a land development firm.
A growing experience: Patients reap rewards of therapy garden
YOUNGSTOWN - Late summer marks the time of year when gardeners are rewarded for their hard work.
Harvesting the fruits of their labor makes the endless tilling, planting, weeding, watering and fertilizing all worthwhile.
Pa. farm bill veto holds up in court
SALEM, Ohio - Gov. Edward Rendell's controversial veto of a right-to-farm bill stands, according to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
USDA proposes ruling for sheep
Proposal meant to prevent spread of scrapie, but doesn't change what most livestock markets are already doing.
Charles King, George Hunter win KILE wool contest
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The consistent quality of Charles King's flock earned him the Best Five Fleeces award during the wool show held during the 48th annual Keystone International Livestock Exposition.
National hay group links buyers, sellers
LONDON, Ohio - Hay is an important feed ingredient for the region's livestock producers, but it's also an important commodity for the nation's 12,000+ commercial hay growers.
Farm tenants: Build relationships in business and life
LONDON, Ohio - Ohio farmers keep several traditions alive each time they plant crops or feed livestock.
Under water: Late season floods damage crops; livestock drowned
SALEM, Ohio - Scioto County's Jim Rapp calls himself a true river rat farmer.
But in his 59 years, he'd never seen pooled water on the home farm in September.
Ag lender takeover causes ruckus
SALEM, Ohio - This summer's proposed sale of one of the largest ag-lending services in the country first grabbed the attention of rural America and now Congress.
