Biodiesel discovery fuels dream
Aaron Harnar of rural Portage County thinks he has discovered a better and less expensive process for making biodiesel that will revolutionize its acceptance and use.
Gambling away Ohio school funds
State adds lottery monies to education fund, then subtracts for the general fund.
New Crawford Museum gets $500,000 federal appropriation
Rep. Ralph Regula attaches a rider to the health, education, and social appropriations bill to assist the new Cleveland museum of transportation and industry that will open in 2004.
Erie auctioneer second in Pennsylvania competition
Thirty-six auctioneers enter the Farm Show bid calling contest.
Heart of America Grazing Conference brings together five-state alliance
University of Kentucky extension specialists put together program to help producers utilize more of their forage through better grazing and management techniques.
Who will listen to this conversation?
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the conversations about today's youth, about local communities and local opportunities, about the future that have been triggered by the centennial celebration of 4-H.
Ohio rural communities receive $265 million through USDA program
During 2001 the Ohio USDA Rural Development office's housing program alone completed loans to 2,055 families totaling more than $143 million.
Ohio State Fair show sheep to set tail docking standard
A new sheep industry proposal aims to determine acceptable tail lengths by examination.
AFBF declares farmers want results, not partisanship
At a news conference opening AFBF's 2002 annual meeting, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said he believes farmers and ranchers in this country don't care who wins or loses partisan battles related to the farm bill, but are united in the fact "they want results."
Milk support prices, annual loan rates unchanged for now
Last fall's ag appropriations act extends the Milk Price Support Program through May 31, 2002, at the 2001 milk support price of $9.90 per hundredweight.
