Taft’s ethanol plan political hype
A reader says the legislation Taft plans to support seems a token gesture rather than a plan.
Antique tool collection focus of sale
Planes and levels creating the most interest at the Hazen Auction service Oct. 13 sale of the Ralph Platt estate.
Three enter Natural Resources Hall of Fame
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has honored Ralph Cobey, Frances Kitchen and Roger Conant with its highest honor.
Bred heifer tops Harvest Hills sale
Windemere Lotto Wade, consigned by Farmore Farms, Burton, Ohio, sold for $3,150 to Hartline Valley Farms, Marietta.
Want to start farming? Forages are key
Michael E. Haubner, ag extension agent in Clark County, explains why he sees a future in agriculture for those who wish to do something other than sit on the seat of a big machine.
Bt corn gets green light for seven more years
Following a nearly two-year long review process, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved corn genetically modified with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for an additional seven years.
Taft’s ethanol plan political hype
A reader says the legislation Taft plans to support seems a token gesture rather than a plan.
Ebony Muck the series now hatched from talk of local history
Muck II, "The Muck: Altman, Hartville, and Marlboro - The Celery Road" will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at Marlboro Elementary School on Route 619.
Food safety important at upcoming small farm conference
The 18th annual Hydroponic Grower's Conference will be Nov. 16-17 in Orlando, Fla. will be a likely forum for an intense discussion of the issue.
Foreign markets seek non-GMO crops
The American Corn Growers Association urges farmers to meet the demands of foreign markets and the preferences of foreign buyers when they decide what crop varieties to plant.
