Farmers see 2008 CAUV rates increase
An increase in 2008 Current Agricultural Use Value rates has many Ohio farmers wondering what happened to a program that typically helps them save a substantial amount of money on property taxes.
Sweet Harts: Nuts and chocolatey confections replace syrup as Hart family signature
BURTON, Ohio -- Pecan turtles, the gooey caramel and nut confections dunked in dark or milk chocolate, are piled in the showcase.Decadent truffles drizzled...
2007 Census of Agriculture: Agriculture’s ‘middle’ slipping away
The latest Census of Agriculture shows more U.S. farms than in 2007, but Ohio farms decreased by 2.5 percent. Nationally, there are a lot more very small farms, and a lot more very large farms.
Payment program aids dairy producers
COLUMBUS — With milk prices collapsing following two years of historical highs, an old dairy program reauthorized by the 2008 farm bill may aid...
Watch love grow
SALEM, Ohio -- Anyone can give chocolate for Valentine's Day, but now there's a vegetable that allows you to declare your undying devotion.
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Made it to Christmas! A plebe’s life
(Editor's note: Weston Boose, a 4-H'er from rural Norwalk, Ohio, and son of Terry and Mary Lisa Boose, is starting college life at the...
Vet check: A look at the shortage of food animal vets
SALEM, Ohio — Recovering from a flurry of phone calls and swamped workdays — problem calvings, twisted stomachs, downed cows — Jason Marteney...
Camelina crop may save the day for northwest Pa. farmers, landowners
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. -- A rather low-budget, low-input crop may be a boon to northwest Pennsylvania farmers.Camelina sativa, an oilseed from the Brassica family,...
Ohio Maple Days: There’s so much to say about syrup
KIDRON, Ohio -- As technology improves, our production practices tend to change. Whether you're milking cows or growing apples, it's natural to check out...
Grazing conference inspires hope
DALTON, Ohio -- It didn't matter that the winter roads were terrible, or that the outlook for milk prices is even worse -- the...
