Yearly Archives: 2002
USDA targets $323 million for farmland and wetland conservation programs
Ohio will receive $1.4 million for farmland preservation and $4 in wetlands protection.
USDA tackles confusion over updating crop yields
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman is trying to clear up some of the confusion about what information will be needed to establish updated farm yields.
USDA authorizes emergency haying, grazing nationally for drought relief
Emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program acres has been authorized nationally to provide relief for farmers and ranchers.
Through the eye of a quilter’s needle, the world helps us remember Sept. 11
People across the country poured out their post-Sept. 11 emotions one stitch at a time in a collection of quilts sent to the Pentagon.
Tea Leaf china collectors head to annual convention
The 23rd annual convention of Teal Leaf Club International is Sept. 20-22, in Nashville, Tenn.
Re-enactor talks about war, fort at Fort Laurens
The third of four military conversations with war re-enactors will be at Fort Laurens State Memorial Sept. 14-15, noon to 5 p.m.
Rebuilt steam locomotive is focal point of Dennison museum display
The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum will celebrate the return to service of steam locomotive #6325 Sept. 13.
Portage County Farm City Tour, Sept. 22
The 11th Portage County Farm City Tour will be Sept. 22 and center around farms in the Hiram, Ohio, area.
Pigs bulk up with sports supplement
A combination of creatine and sugar used by athletes as a sports supplement may also increase the rate of muscle growth in pigs.
Ohio breaks ground for 4-H Center
Ground was broken Sept. 7 on the Ohio State University campus for The Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.
