Monthly Archives: March 2001
Howland Community Church has annual antiques show
The 39th annual show and sale sponsored by the church will be March 23-24.
Honor the women in your family
Celebrate Women's History Month in March by finding your female ancestors.
Herbicide-resistant weed found in Ohio
Ohio State University greenhouse studies recently confirmed the resistance of one shattercane population to herbicides.
Clean homes have sweeping effects
A University of Michigan study shows that the cleanliness of the home children grow up in predicts their educational attainment and earnings more than 25 years later.
Charlie Nash honored by Farmers Union
Long-time Farmers Union supporter Charlie Nash of Ottawa, Ohio, has received the National Farmers Union Meritorious Service Award.
Buttons, buttons … ‘billions’ of buttons
The Buckeye State Button Society will hold its annual show April 6-8 in Median.
Western Pa. Sheep Symposium: Producers can’t ignore scrapie risk
William Shulaw, OSU Extension veterinarian, talked about the diagnosis and control of scrapie, the ovine form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.
Voinovich targets EPA, energy policy
Sen. George Voinovich said what the Ohio Farm Bureau leaders wanted to hear when he met with them in Washington. He left them pleased if not satisfied.
Primed at the pump and ready to go: Ethanol production could explode
Now is a window of real opportunity for the ethanol industry to take its place in the national energy mix, according to Eric Vaughn, president and chief operating officer of Renewable Fuels Association, the national trade association for the domestic ethanol industry, who spoke to Ohio Farm Bureau leaders visiting Washington.
Not a Merestead without Murray Grays
A farm is not a farm without cattle, or so John Beese thought when he went looking for a breed to bring home in the late 1980s.
