Monthly Archives: August 2001
Dankfest showcases pioneer crafts
The Harmony Museum in western Pennsylvania presents Dankfest Aug. 25-26, a festival created to preserve crafts and around-the-home skills that were part of 18th and 19th century pioneer and rural life.
Accelerated Genetics and Select Sires jointly buy World Wide Sires
Accelerated Genetics and Select Sires created a 50-50 joint venture to purchase World-Wide Sires. It will operate as a stand-alone venture.
Livestock sale raises $2,000 for world hunger
The Ashtabula County 4-H program started a new program this year to allow 4-H livestock clubs raising market animals to do an international project.
Jess Aller breeds her goats for the spotlight
Ohio dairy goat breeder Jess Aller is concentrating on merchandising rather than milk to make money from her herd.
Investigation points to crown shield
Steam experts say it was an exposed crown shield that triggered the explosion of the 1918 Case steam traction engine on the Medina County Fairgrounds July 29.
Goat dairy designed around success
There is one successful, large-scale goat milk processor and marketer in Ohio, one of the few that have managed to establish this kind of business in the whole country.
Butler Farm Show: Altmeyer’s annual purchase got expensive
For the fifth year in a row, John Altmeyer of Altmeyer Custom-Fab Trailers of Butler made the final bid for the grand champion market hog at the junior fair livestock sale of the Butler Farm Show.
Learning to talk with the land
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell acknowledges the great divide between rural cowboys and cappuccino drinkers, but observes there is much they have in common.
$10,000 grant to Mercer 4-H is tribute to Marsh
A donation of a $10,000 grant was made in memory of Roy Marsh and secured by his friends and family.
Read it Again: Week of Aug 16, 2001.
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
