Portage dairymen salute one of their own
The Portage County Dairy Committee bestowed its Sherman Brockett Honorary Dairyman Award March 6 to Alan Tomlinson and his wife, Tommie in recognition of the couple's devotion to ag education and dairy promotion. Tomlinson died March 8 of cancer.
Intricate handiwork is art of the display
Stitchery Showcase of entries in counted thread, canvas, surface stitchery, multimedia and quilting on exhibit April 26-29 at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens.
Robotic milking setups have dairymen talking
The idea of cows milking themselves intrigues every dairy farmer who is tied to the barn twice or three times a day.
Keep an eye out for foot-and-mouth
U.S. livestock producers need to be on the alert and take precautions to keep the disease at bay. It could happen here.
Video opens eyes to cow comfort
Neil Anderson, a veterinarian in the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, spoke on ergonomics in the workplace of the cow at the March 7 Northeast Ohio Dairy Management Conference at North Canton.
Learn about organized crime
Author Allan May will discuss organized crime at March 21 Warren library talk.
Farm sector has a lot riding on President Bush
The Farm Belt has a lot of political capital invested in the administration of President George W. Bush.
February had above-average temperature
Believe it or not, February actually registered above-average temperatures - at least at Ed Copeland's weather station in southern Columbiana County.
Follow route to freedom on the Underground Railroad
"A Fugitive's Path Escape on the Under Ground Railroad," a new program at Hale Farm and Village, presents a first hand look at a runaway slave's flight to freedom.
Humans to blame for shrinking African lake
Because of unrelenting human demand for water, Africa's Lake Chad, once one of the continent's largest bodies of fresh water, has shriveled to a ghost of a great lake.
