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.
Ashtabula County buyers set new cheese, turkey sale records
The Ashtabula County Fair junior market livestock sale totaled $152,359.81, up more than $3,000 from last year's sale.
State honors achievements of longtime farm families
Eight Ohio farm families will receive Ohio's 2002 Outstanding Century Farm Awards.
Holmes County horse first in state stricken with West Nile virus
A horse stabled on an Amish farm near Fredericksburg in Holmes County was euthanized earlier this month after lab tests confirmed the animal was infected with West Nile virus.
Study: Genetically modified crops may pass helpful traits to weeds
If a wild relative grows near a crop plant, chances are good that the two will crossbreed.
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.
Pennsylvania detects West Nile virus in eight counties
West Nile Virus has been detected in 12 birds in eight Pennsylvania counties.
