Monthly Archives: January 2006
Drink Maker Drivel!
I've complained before about the way small appliances accumulate in my kitchen. Finding a home for them is tough.
Home page is where the heart is
Pardon my dust, but my home page is a mess. Worse yet, I'm expecting visitors. At least I hope I get visitors.
Steer sets sale of champions record
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Sale Arena in the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex erupted in applause Jan. 10, as Hoss's Steak and Sea House walked away with the grand champion steer for the record-setting $28,500.
Ohio corn stocks down from one year ago
EYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Ohio corn stocks in all positions Dec. 1, 2005, totaled 403.9 million bushels, 4 percent below the 422 million bushels stored Dec.
History indicates fuel prices will drop
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Gasoline and diesel prices are high and probably will remain so for several years. But give them time and pump prices will come down, said Ray Massey, a University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist.
Produce auction sets spring opening
SALEM, Ohio - Hauling produce an hour to sale wasn't cutting it. Amish farmers around Knox County were hiring drivers to take their berries and sweet corn to wholesale auctions across Ohio.
Ohio farmstead cheese guild forming
SALEM, Ohio - In a world where mass production and corporate giants thrive, some Ohio businessmen and women are trying to preserve the traditional, small-scale production that makes their product unique.
McDorman Farms named Commercial Cattleman of the Year
SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio - He remembers the exact day and time because it goes three, four, five. April 3, 1974, at 5 p.
Egg farm denies cruelty charges
SALEM, Ohio - One of Pennsylvania's largest egg producers plans to plead not guilty to animal cruelty charges filed against it after an animal advocacy group allegedly documented chickens living in substandard conditions on the farm.
Future shouldn’t come as a surprise
Adapt. Flex, Experience. Create. Focus. Partner. Shift. Imagine. Start. Enjoy. These are futurist Jim Carroll's 10 "great words for 2006," and they're a good fit for January's new beginnings.
