Monthly Archives: February 2005
Funds available to help area farmers
JEFFERSON, Ohio - Producers in the Grand River Watershed are encouraged to attend one of the information meetings the Natural Resources Conservation Service office will be holding in Feb.
Canadian ambassador leads delegation to discuss Pennsylvania trade relations
HARRISBURG, Pa., - Pennsylvania agriculture officials were hosts for a delegation of Canadian leaders seeking to maintain and improve trade relations.
Angus awards given at Pennsylvania Farm Show
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Angus enthusiasts led 144 entries at the 2005 Pennsylvania Farm Show's Angus Show Jan.
Conference caters to small farmers
SALEM, Ohio - When someone says "farmer," many people still think of the stereotypical older man in overalls with a barn full of cattle and a life that revolves around milking times.
Traveling journal: Wagons go west
In the traveling journal of Laura Ingalls Wilder, it is interesting to read not only of their daily trials and tribulations as they headed west in their covered wagon, but of the local farming struggles in the barren soil of 1894.
Wise words from outgoing secretary
By tradition, an outgoing president leaves just one item - a letter to the incoming president - on the Oval Office desk when departing the White House for the final time.
Ohio leads the way in no-till beans
The Tri-State Conservation Tillage Conference continues to be a source of good information for area producers, extension educators and agribusiness professionals.
Stuck With The Weather
My wish came true. In case some of you are cursing my proposition, a week or so ago, that we have some snow, I refuse to take full blame.
Expect little and get way too much
Clearly, the problem is that I expect too much.
I expect, for example, that my cellular telephone might actually make telephone calls.
Ohio, Pa. auctioneers honor peers
COLUMBUS - The Ohio and Pennsylvania auctioneers' associations recently held their state annual meetings in Columbus and Hershey, Pa.
