Monthly Archives: August 2002
USDA OKs amendment to federal milk order
USDA finally shuts tap of Midwest milk dollars flowing to other U.S. regions.
Update acreage, yield, base records
Growers need to update crop records with the USDA in order to receive accurate direct and counter-cyclical payments in the near future.
Tax credit lends a helping hand: $1 billion in historic preservation
If you are planning to rehabilitate an income-producing property that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places or located in a National Register Historic District, you are eligible to apply for a 20 percent federal income tax credit for all expenses related to the rehabilitation.
Slacking regulations are now an enforced steam boiler law
Gov. Bob Taft signed the historical steam boiler bill in an effort to prevent another steam explosion like the one that occurred last summer at the Medina County Fair.
Six inducted into state fair hall of fame
The newest class of inductees to the Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame include E. Denslow Eversole of Baltimore; Richard Lewis of Orient; C. LaVon Shook of Columbus; Ruth Stackhouse of Wakeman; Esta Lee Strauser of Mount Vernon; and Walter M. Burns of Plain City.
Ohio will host conference for amphora lovers
The Amphora Works produced art pottery in the Turn-Teplitz Region of Austria at the turn of the last century. Amphora collectors will hold a conference Aug. 9-11 at the Holiday Inn in Sidney, Ohio.
New video features dairy show ethics
A new youth-oriented video on dairy show ethics is available through the Holstein Foundation.
Interest in alternative medicine growing
More Americans are becoming interested in alternative medicine. And acceptance by mainstream health care providers is growing, too.
Harrison County 4-H club wins national service award
Green Valley 4-H Club of Harrison County, Ohio, won a national award in Colgate-Palmolive's 29th annual search for the country's best community projects by young Americans.
Gypsy moth damage down, still pesky
Ohioans - and other states' residents - can thank a fungus for less gypsy moth damage this year.
