Yearly Archives: 2003
All aboard for scenic railroad trips
Tickets are on sale for trips on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
Dairy farm brings, and holds, family together
Congress Lake Farm is one of the few dairies left in Portage County, and it has lasted, succeeded and expanded only because of family involvement.
Grass is green as money for pastured poultry farmer
In the past four years, Rubel estimates he's raised 2,500 chickens and a couple hundred turkeys.
Corn technology goes into clothes, carpets and carryout containers
Through newer technology and the development of polylactic acid, researchers use the crop and its by-products in everything from carpets to clothes to carryout containers.
Ohio agriculture packs an $80 billion punch
The ag industry contributed $79.6 billion to Ohio's economic output in 2000.
FarMore Farms: Farming is far more than milking cows
The farm's cows will cross the auction block next week, but farm owners say there's still more life in their Geauga County farm.
Breaking the law of averages
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell offers a reality check and offers her take on surviving farm price forecasts.
Black Gold
Fine soil, high in organic matter, is black gold at the Brenckle family's muck farm near Hartville.
Dairy Excel: Things to remember as the rain falls
Shoemaker writes about when things don't quite go according to plan - for example, when it won't stop raining.
Fast food from farm girl’s perspective
Columnist Judith Sutherland reminisces on the olden days, when fast food meant frying up a dozen eggs in minutes.
