2002 Butler Farm Show sale totals $86,828
No new records were set at this year's Butler Farm Show junior market livestock sale, but buyers' support didn't let the county's youth down.
Pork checkoff rolling back, but producers asked for more
The Ohio Pork Producers Council, along with the National Pork Producers Council, is asking for another 10 cents in place of the nickel saved when the national pork assessment gets cut this fall.
Co-ops file suit to stop F.O. changes
A group of four dairy co-ops and four individual dairy farmers in the Upper Midwest filed a complaint in U.S. District Court of eastern Wisconsin to stop the implementation of the amended Mideast Milk Marketing Order
Signup for farm programs starts Oct. 1
USDA's Farm Service Agency signup begins Oct. 1 for the direct and counter-cyclical program for crop years 2002 and 2003.
McDonald’s deserves a break today
The big rumor floating through e-mails and cattle industry gatherings is a boycott of McDonald's for importing beef, but Editor Susan Crowell says it is a wise cattleman who ignores the rumor.
Single father recognized for adopting nine sons
Since 1983, Charles Goldner, a single dad and tool and die maker, has adopted nine sons and has also been a dedicated foster parent to 14.
Economic stimulus? Just enforce NAFTA
Enforcing NAFTA could be a powerful economic stimulus package and anti-terrorism tool.
Five years later: George Washington’s gristmill is anxious for visitors
After five years of intense research and restoration work, George Washington's gristmill at Mount Vernon opened earlier this year.
Hale Farm hosts train ride and Civil War battle
Accompany Union reinforcements of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry reenactors group as they head south aboard Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad to meet their fellow troops for the battle at Hale Farm and Village Aug. 10.
High heat, lack of rain tough on crops
July 2002 was the driest July in the 110 years that the Copeland family has been keeping weather records from their post in southern Columbiana County.
