Monthly Archives: October 2006
The joy of toy tractor pullers
SHELL ROCK, Iowa - Most farm boys aspire to their dad's farming interest. If it is a livestock enterprise, a son will often become involved.
Draft horse plowing is a family affair
BOTKINS, Ohio - Fourteen-year-old Luke Shroyer of Botkins, Ohio, surprised a few people and pleased a lot more when he won the Ohio State Draft Horse Plowing Match at the Agricultural Science Review Sept.
Work starts on Ohio ethanol plant
MAUMEE, Ohio - Preliminary site work began Sept. 25 for an ethanol plant located in Greenville, Ohio.
Mahoning Co. Farm Bureau leaders earn state achievement awards
BOARDMAN, Ohio - Mahoning County Farm Bureau volunteer leaders received all 10 of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's Standards of Achievement, or star, awards during last week's annual banquet.
Livestock auction deemed a success
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - The 2006 Guernsey County Junior Fair market animal sale was very successful for the exhibitors as buyers at the 159th Guernsey County Fair supported this event with great enthusiasm.
Tell what’s ‘wow’ about your farm
LONDON, Ohio - "Are you a Chevy or Ford or Dodge guy?" Eric Barrett asked. Case or John Deere? Pioneer or Seed Consultants? Bounty or Brawny? Handfuls of people perched on bales of straw last week at the Farm Science Review's Small Farm Center started to chatter, knowing their answers to those simple questions made one giant point: Branding works.
Organic Hereford beef
MALVERN, Ohio - At the farmers' markets near Akron and Cleveland, customers sometimes approach a couple toting coolers and call out to Rose or Ridge.
Ohio’s aquaculture industry a growing fish in a great big pond
LONDON, Ohio - In 1998, there were 33 fish farms in Ohio. And indications are the industry is still growing in the state: The 2005 census of agriculture shows 55 aquaculture enterprises that pump about $3.
Ohioan loses milk license
SALEM, Ohio - A Darke County dairy producer lost her Grade A milk producer license Sept. 28 after allegedly violating Ohio's dairy laws.
Make the most of your forest by mastering timber marketing
LONDON, Ohio - A few acres of trees may look like a gold mine to some, but it's important to see past the dollar figures when considering a timber harvest.
