Monthly Archives: May 2005

MARIETTA, Ohio - The 28th annual Washington County, Ohio, Farm Business Planning and Analysis banquet was held April 7 in Marietta.

WASHINGTON - The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released three major reports in April on energy use in agriculture.

DOVER, Ohio - The Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association held its spring sale April 16 at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover, Ohio.

Updates come from Carrollton FFA, Hiland FFA and Loudonville FFA. Link to FFA banquet articles

PIKETON, Ohio - Construction of a new Ohio State University business facility, designed to increase jobs and boost economic development throughout southern Ohio, is now complete and open for business.

DENVER - Paul Bierschwale, accredited rural appraiser and owner of Bierschwale Appraisals in Junction, Texas, believes the personal desire to own a piece of rural America is driving land prices to new levels.

COLUMBUS - More than 1,600 Ohio farmers received $125 million in agriculture linked-deposit (Agri-Link) loan funds through the state treasurer's office.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State recently broke ground for a $45.7 million Food Science Building. The 130,000-square-foot Food Science Building, located at the corner of Curtin and Bigler roads on the University Park campus, will include modern teaching and research laboratories, classrooms and offices, plus expanded production and customer-service space for the Berkey Creamery.

Spring is here, and the plants are new and fresh. The pretty, lush grasses that green the countryside in April and May are young, tender, and very tasty for a horse.

DENVER - U.S. farmland values continue rising at rapid rates, according to the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, with some locations experiencing sales well above peak market prices.