W.Va. direct marketing conference spotlights diversification opportunities
The West Virginia Direct Marketing Association's annual conference will be held at the Ramada-Downtown in Wheeling Feb. 2 and 3.
Biologists give Darby good report card
Ohio Department of Natural Resources biologists report finding a variety of mussels in the Big Darby Creek.
Fuel-efficient vehicles are possible
If they can develop a small piece of plastic you use to talk to people half way around the world, then battery-operated vehicles, with small engines running generators to recharge these batteries, could produce vehicles that would travel 200 miles per gallon.
Bush’s plate may be too full for ag issues
President Bush has so many competing priorities he's unlikely to advocate major changes in ag policy.
Differing visions
Farm Bureau rep's comment regarding the Noble County visioning program angers another county resident.
Cows aren’t ordering takeout; they prefer to eat frozen dinners
More beef cattle are eating frozen food this winter. And that's good, says a University of Missouri forage specialist.
Differing visions
Farm Bureau rep's comment regarding the Noble County visioning program angers another county resident.
Early 2001 hog prices will dip, but fall prices harder to predict
If hog slaughter increases 4 percent to 5 percent this fall, compared to fall 2000, widening spreads between live hog and wholesale pork values will likely result in Iowa-southern Minnesota hog prices averaging in the upper $20s.
Barn Again visits Erie and Geauga counties
The popular Barn Again! In Ohio will return to northeastern Ohio in 2001 with stops in Erie and Geauga counties.
Pa. Holstein convention heads west
The breed organization's annual meeting and sale will be held in West Middlesex Feb. 21-23.












