Havana bound
Farm and Dairy Publisher Scot Darling reports on ths recent trip to Cuba with a group of media sponsored by the Inland Press Association.
Ohio soybeans are dry, but crop could recover
Seventy percent of the soybean crop has bloomed and 20 percent of the plants are setting pods. With timely rain the poor condition of the crop could recover.
Pa. feeder calf pool auction ups prices for small producers
Calves consigned to the pool are vaccinated, weaned, wormed, and graded. They are then sorted into lots, and sold in late September. Consignment forms are due.
Antique engine explodes, killing 4
Cliff Kovacic, 45, and his son, William, 27, both of Medina, along with Dennis Jungbluth, 58, and Alan Kimble, 46, both of the Litchfield area, were killed when the antique steam tractor Kovacic was bringing onto the Medina County fairground exploded.
Baldwin serves time for animal cruelty
After pleading guilty to 30 charges, Harlan Baldwin was sentenced to jail time, electronically supervised surveillance, probation, and community service. He was also prohibited from owning cows or horses, and fined $6,000.
Baseball and grilling beef issues
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the many sides of limited vision, whether it be in athletes or in cattlemen.
Ohio OKs money to buy Beaver Creek easements
Little Beaver Creek Nature Preserve will buy 1,350 acreas in Columbiana County.
Wheat acres fall while yields increase
While yields per acre are up, production is down, primarily because most farmers can no longer afford to grow wheat.
Little known virus carried by bean leaf beetles causing new soybean losses
The bean pod mottle virus, seen throughout the Midwest last year, is a little-known virus spread by a familiar insect - the bean leaf beetle. It causes reduction in seed quality and yield.
Piccolo pain: The perils of band life
There are about 25-30 common injuries that can occur to members of a marching band, and one of the most dangerous instruments to play is the piccolo.
