Monthly Archives: May 2006
Emerald ash borer quarantine expands into parts of central Ohio
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Agriculture will expand its emerald ash borer quarantine to control the ash tree-killing insect.
Tire explosion details slowly emerge
SALEM, Ohio - The cause of a tire explosion last month on a Trumbull County dairy farm is still unknown, however more details are available.
Grape growers face the freeze
SALEM, Ohio - In Ray Gruber's 85 years growing juice grapes, he's never needed his priest to bless the vineyard.
Alpacas put a new twist on farming
CARROLLTON, Ohio - Frank and Jody Hezoucky started raising alpacas with one simple goal in mind - they wanted to build a business successful enough that one of them could stay home with their two young sons.
Recalling my own Alaskan connection
I have been thoroughly enjoying the writings of Heather Lende, a newspaper reporter in small-town Haines, Alaska.
Your mother raised such an idiot!
The e-mailer was hotter than a $3 pistol. "What part of illegal don't you understand?" the opening salvo of the angry note asked after a column on immigration reform - and the lack thereof - a month ago.
Pet week
Soothing is the contented purring of a friendly cat - its companionship helping me forget my problems and warming me by its cozy comfort.
The case of the drip switch
It should be noted that what I lack in mechanical ability, I make up for with a complete lack of common sense.
Ruggles cattlemen share in relief effort
ASHLAND, Ohio - Cattleman Jim Beattie discovered there was an ongoing need of hay to feed the cattle in the Louisiana area left in the extensive destruction wake of the hurricane.
Take refuge, if you plant Bt varieties
ST. LOUIS - A National Corn Growers Association found more than nine out of 10 growers are aware of and effectively complying with Insect Resistance Management (IRM) requirements as mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
