Bad accounting hurts social security
J. Edward Ketz, associate professor of accounting in Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration, says nnless significant reforms are undertaken soon, a major consequence of government's budget deceptions is that Social Security will be unable to pay retirees any benefits in 15 or so years.
Taking a picture of the sheep industry
Charles Parker, executive director of the National Seed Stock Alliance, spoke to members of the Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association meeting at Smithville, Ohio.
Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to business mergers
An international strategist who studies global mergers says megamergers between giants turn out like bad marriages instead of sound business deals.
Blind climber takes on trip to top Everest
Erik Weihenmayer will make history as he leaves Base Camp in his quest to become the first blind person to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Consumer confidence tumbles in April
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index tumbled nearly eight points in April.
EPA awards brownfields grants to Ohio communities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded four brownfields grants worth $2.8 million to Ohio communities: Columbus, Lockland, Mansfield and a joint grant to Cleveland and Lima.
Smithfield buys Moyer Packing
Smithfield Foods board, saying says processing earnings have doubled, votes to increase shares in anticipation of a stock split.
FCS plan offers more choices
The president and chief executive officer for Farm Credit Services of Mid-America writes to refute an Alan Guebert column.
Staying on Survivor Island in latest economic downturn rerun
David Kohn, professor of farm management/ag economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, offers a few tips to assist in economic belt tightening.
Fighting foot-and-mouth disease.
British scientists call for a form of rapid, preemptive slaughter known as "ring culling."
