Ohio Department of Agriculture gives exhibitors thumbs up on Paylean
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has OKd the use of Paylean, just in time for exhibitors hoping to feed the additive to animals intended for summer shows.
Sacred ground: Archeological dig sifts 150-year-old Quaker burial site
Archaeologist John R. White, professor at Youngstown State Univeysity, began a dig at a historic Damascus Friends Church burial site last year.
Four cowboys ride against terrorism
Four Oklahoma cowboys a fullfilling a spiritual calling - on horseback.
Take the pork out of Washington
Reader wants to see the end of pork barrell politics.
Mick Humphrey: Barnesville’s budding Ben Franklin
A farmer sometimes must rely on his inventive imagination to solve a problem.
Armyworms setting camp in fields
Common armyworms, which can defoliate crop fields very rapidly, are tough to predict. The pest is starting to turn up in Midwest corn and wheat fields in large numbers.
Bt corn doesn’t harm earthworms
A new Illinois study claims there doesn't seem to be any negative effect to earthworms caused by the Bt endotoxin.
Ginseng research rooted in farm profits
Ohio State researchers are trying their hand at growing American ginseng and other forest products to boost economic sustainability for farmers who raise alternative crops.
If corn isn’t planted by now, it won’t be
At this stage of the growing season, fields intended for corn are likely to get switched to soybeans to minimize farm income losses.
Imperial glass museum to open June 5, 2003
A donation of $10,000 to the National Imperial Glass Museum's Operation Display fund raising effort was announced at the recent National Imperial Glass Collectors Society's annual convention.
