Yearly Archives: 2005
Riding away
THE first time Linda Hren fought cancer was bad enough. But getting it back months later was far worse.
Hog swap: Family waives right to hearing
SALEM, Ohio - The Williams County junior fair's 2004 champion hog - a gilt with the potential to produce more award-winning pigs -
Ag security areas preserve farmland
SALEM, Ohio - State Rep. Tony Core, who's also a Logan County farmer, thinks many farmers' situations might be a lot like his.
Supreme Court upholds checkoff
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling May 23 determined the beef checkoff is not unconstitutional.
Farming is greater than your farm
Combing through yellowed pages of Farm and Dairy from 1925 yields a unique look at history. As I look for items to include in the "80 years ago" portion of our weekly Read It Again feature, I'm struck by how different life was then, and yet, how little has changed.
Pekingese is pleasure for youngster
There has never been a time in my life without dogs. I can't imagine it any other way.
I remember a black and white photograph in an old family album.
Farmers’ windfall is breath of fresh air
Standing atop the sweeping farm ridge 70 miles north of Berlin, the stiff wind off the Baltic Sea painted my cheeks apple red in minutes.
For The Graduate
Although I've noticed the graduation cap and gown hanging in my daughter's closet on those few occasions when I invade her private space, nothing brought her imminent graduation home so vividly as an awards night ceremony where her classmates were honored for their high school achievements.
Schools are ready for moms who flunk lunch
I am an unfit mother. Oh sure, other mothers might see the merit in hiding it better. But me, I work hard at it.
WVU studying new feed technology
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - At a time when many are working to shed excess weight, a team of West Virginia University researchers are looking to pack on the pounds - to cattle.
