Monthly Archives: October 2006
Fifty reasons to celebrate
HARRISBURG, Pa. - George Hunter of Stoneboro, Pa., celebrated a golden anniversary last week. No, it wasn't his wedding anniversary - which, incidentally, he and his wife Evelyn surpassed 13 years ago.
Belgian wins third title at KILE, setting record
HARRISBURG, Pa. - With tears welling, Donald Patterson from Greene Meade Belgians in Waynesburg, Pa.
Artisan Cheese Guild hosts workshop
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio -
Farmers can cash in on carbon credit selling program
SALEM, Ohio - A new program is offering a financial incentive for farmers who are good environmental stewards.
Dairy farmer can keep milking
SALEM, Ohio - A Darke County judge has ruled that milk producer Carol Schmitmeyer can continue operating as a Grade A dairy producer as long as no raw milk is distributed to her herd share customers.
Old things come back around again
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Since our move this past summer, I now live much closer to my sister Debi.
Farm Bill shopping lists long
On September's two middle Wednesdays, American agriculture's soft hands and hard hands - its lobbyists and farmers - brought their 2007 farm bill shopping lists to the House Agriculture Committee.
What do you pay for custom work?
Many Ohio farmers hire custom farm work in their farm business or perform custom farm work for others.
A State Park State Of Mind
For those of us who don't daily spend time in the fields or trekking between the outbuildings around the farm, fall paints a beautiful excuse to get out and appreciate nature's beauty when the sun warms the afternoons without the intensity of summer's temperatures.
Men may as well be color blind
Forget hunting versus gathering, beauty versus brawn, and he Tarzan, she Jane. No, the real difference between men and women is as plain as black and white.
