Ashtabula Arts Center to host concert series
Free "Brown Bag" concerts will be held each Wednesday in Ashtabula and Thursday in Jefferson.
There are bright spots in the grain horizon: Demand, nonfeed uses on rise
With corn prices as low as they are, there is potential for a significant rise in price if this expected big crop doesn't materialize. It would be wise to use any price rallies to finish marketing the old crop.
Online silent auction next generation of livestock marketing
The silent auction is a new concept in the old idea of selling off an entire herd, in this case by Internet, e-mail, and telephone.
Panama collection opens at Penn State Fayette campus
The Charles H. Wall Panama/Latin America Collection includes more than 300 books, videos, CDs and hand-made artifacts pertaining to Panama and Latin America.
Portraits in Progress: Burgett Angus Farm: Breeding to be the best
Keith Burgett and sons Phillip and Bryan have built sort of an Angus dynasty since they bought their first cattle in 1984. They now raise about 350 head, consisting mostly of purebred Angus and some crosses.
Penn spells out dairy, sugar prices and loan rate decisions
J.B. Penn, newly installed under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural programs at USDA, says the department will sell government-owned sugar to ethanol producers and others to improve domestic prices, manage USDA's sugar inventory and help meet U.S. energy needs.
Portraits in Progress: Comp Dairy looks toward profits of efficiency
Jim Comp and his sons borrowed ideas from others to build a dairy operation making profits on the efficiencies of scale.
Penn State Erie has forest resource class for teachers
The course will provide third through 12th grade teachers - and other educators - information and educational tools to teach a balanced environment and ecology curriculum related to Pennsylvania's forests and wildlife.
A thrill a minute: Golden age of amusement park lives on
An Ashtabula County couple donated their amusement park collection to Penn State University Libraries.
Plenty to do at Cleveland Metroparks
The Park District provides countless warm weather recreation opportunities, including swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, golf, and historical visits, and an ideal backdrop for summer family fun.
