Monthly Archives: June 2005
Share your fair memories
Last year you told us stories of romance, pranks, family bonding and missteps. What will you come up with this year?
Since we know you still have countless fair memories to share with us, we're again inviting readers to send us their favorite county fair stories and pictures.
Scientists building a better honeybee
WASHINGTON - With a map of the honeybee's entire genetic code in hand, USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists are pursuing new ways to manage the welfare and productivity of this important insect.
Ohio receives $12 million for fish and wildlife conservation efforts
COLUMBUS - Ohio fish and wildlife programs will receive more than $12 million from the federal government as part of the Buckeye State's share of $530 million in excise taxes paid by U.
Livestock facility site check could ID odor problems before you build
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - New and expanding Pennsylvania livestock facilities has increased the potential for agricultural odor-related conflict.
Horse breeders eligible for new tax deduction
WASHINGTON - Horse breeders should be aware of a new tax advantage that begins in 2005 and increases over the next five years until fully implemented in 2010.
Growth in biomass could put U.S. on road to energy independence
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Relief from soaring prices at the gas pump could come in the form of corncobs, cornstalks, switchgrass and other types of biomass, according to a joint feasibility study for the departments of agriculture and energy.
Georgia man ships pest along with bees
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Bees shipped to Ohio from B. J. Weeks of Ballground, Ga., were discovered to be infested with small hive beetle, a pest of honey bee colonies that destroys hives and makes honey putrid.
Cattle and construction: Stackhouse builds two businesses
ORWELL, Ohio - Mark Stackhouse squints in the midmorning sunshine that blankets his Ashtabula County homestead.
