Monthly Archives: May 2001
Ohio budget illustrates party splits
State representatives spoke at the annual Columbiana and Mahoning county ag leaders' breakfast May 4.
Oak picked as nation’s top tree
With nearly a half million votes logged, the oak received more than 100,000 votes in the National Arbor Day national tree poll.
Northeastern Ohio boasts one of the country’s largest arboreta
The Holden Arboretum at Kirtland encompasses more than 3,400 acres, and has trails through gardens, fields, woods, past ponds, and down into the valley. Tours are available.
Leave cute baby creatures alone, they’re not abandoned
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources warns that the best of intentions often lead to bad results when people pick up young animals, instead of leaving them where they were found.
Iowa CornCam has Web visitors grinning ear-to-ear
Once again, visitors from around the world will be able to log onto their Internet browsers, sit back and witness one of nature's wonders: a crop of corn growing in eastern Iowa.
Hemlocks are dying in Pennsylvania
Although experts are putting the blame on the hemlock wolly adelgid, the answer isn't that simple.
Guest Commentary: Don’t back away from biotechnology
Emerson Nafziger, crop production specialist with University of Illinois Extension, writes about the unfortunate tendency to condemn GM crops before their benefits have been realized.
Corn growers push counter-cyclical plan
National association proposes giving growers the support they need - only when they need it.
Compact’s future rests on the Hill
Legislation introduced to extend the Northeast Dairy Compact and to create a Southern Dairy Compact.
Canfield Fair boosts premiums for top hay and grain entries
The new first-place premium in four classes - grain seeds, wheat, oats and "other grain" - have been doubled, from $5 to $10 per winning entry. Second-place premiums in those classes were increased to $5, from $4.
