Genealogical seminar offered in Mahoning County
The Mahoning County chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will hold a Nov. 3 beginning genealogy fall seminar.
GMO tests are available to farmers
OSU researchers have outlined a number of tests available to farmers that measure levels of herbicide and insect tolerance of such crops as corn or soybeans.
Greensburg Antique Show adds third day
The show is scheduled Nov. 2-4 at the Mountain View Inn east of Greensburg, Pa.
Deerfield Farms leases Kinsman facility
Deerfield Farms Service has taken over operations at Rainbow's End grain elevator and storage facility in Kinsman. The lease agreement went into effect in early October.
Museum lecture explains use of passenger lists
The Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center is offering an Oct. 20 class on "Finding Your Ancestor's Passenger List."
Farmer invests lifetime in trees
Russell Garber's commitment to caring for his trees started over half a century ago when he bought property in Green Township.he knew had "a good young woods."
National Pork Board selects new CEO
Steven D. Murphy of Des Moines, Iowa, assumes the new position to manage the National Pork Board staff, which operates checkoff-funded programs on behalf of America's pork producers.
Businessmen, turned farmers, dream big in Flushing
Warren Garretson, 62, and his partner Jim Wagner, 55, have given up their fast-paced New Jersey lifestyles and are creating an outdoorsman's paradise on 2,000 acres of reclaimed mine land in the hills of Belmont County.
‘One person can make a difference’
Following is an excerpt from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge's farewell address to the state general assembly Oct. 2, as he leaves to accept leadership of the new Office of Homeland Security.
USDA research area: More than fuel in ethanol process
The cost of fuel ethanol has become a "crop" problem for USDA's Agricultural Research Service, which has a Corn-Ethanol Process Cost Reduction project that has been going on since 1997 at the research service's Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, Pa.
