Monthly Archives: August 2006
State fair sale of champions breaks records
COLUMBUS - The 39th annual Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions Livestock Auction took place Aug. 13, and buyers set new records for several projects.
Farm and Dairy writers win Ohio journalism awards
Belmont Co. Fair set for a big move
SALEM, Ohio - The Belmont County Fair may not look like anything out-of-the-ordinary this September, but just wait a few years.
Thieves steal farmstead print, owners need help recovering heirlooms
SALEM, Ohio - A Summit County farm family needs your help, whether you're a farmer, auction-goer or antiques aficionado.
Ringside seat
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio - Walt Yeager eyes his granddaughter and three other 4-H'ers as they lead project lambs into the grassy barnyard paddock.
New price records written at Butler Farm Show
BUTLER, Pa. - Three new price records were set when bidders packed the sale arena for the 2006 Butler Farm Show livestock auction Aug.
Mud and guts
It was shockingly unladylike, hilarious and completely filthy. Women paid to tromp through a mud-and-whatever slurry almost knee-deep, diving and sliding face-first through the mess, losing pants and shoes and inhibitions along the way.
When racing and farming collide
YOUNGSTOWN - When Mark Thomas was in sixth grade, he had to write a paper about his perfect day. The essay he created talked about a day on the farm followed by an evening of drag racing.
Trumbull County Farm Bureau honors a year of hard work and success
CORTLAND, Ohio - The Trumbull County Farm Bureau has honored 12 of its members for receiving star awards, the state's highest recognition for local programing.
Pa. animal cruelty case may reach settlement
SALEM, Ohio - After several hours of testimony Aug. 7, attorneys on both sides of an animal cruelty case in southeastern Pennsylvania left the courtroom hoping to reach a settlement.