Monthly Archives: November 2006
Pa. farm rocked by explosion
SALEM, Ohio - The explosion shook homes and buildings as far as 10 miles away. A machinery shed got scorched and two grain bins were damaged.
New poster is based on county’s beautiful barns
SALEM, Ohio - As Jan Douglass drove through Columbiana County recently, she was saddened at the number of barns falling into disrepair.
Will election impact agriculture?
SALEM, Ohio - There were no hanging chad controversies, but political pundits will be talking about this year's election well into the new year.
To every thing, there is a season
The final round of hay has been put up, and the colorful leaves have blown free from our majestic old trees.
Monsanto looks to lock up cotton market
In a move somewhere between brilliantly audacious and unbelievably outrageous, Monsanto's Aug. 15 offer to buy Delta & Pine Land Co.
Do you know what is coming out of the heifer barn?
Ideal answer: Springing heifers ready to calve, walk into the milking herd and work. Sounds simple, but what does that really mean? Looking at a couple factors, we can start putting some numbers to "springing heifers ready to walk into the milking herd.
Politics: Meaning #5
Teary eyes glistened from the theater stage as the last performance ended. The cast, more than 50 teens from at least 19 schools, spent hours learning the book-thick music and lyrics of the school version of Les Miserables.
Co-ed youth sports can be a real kick
I think it was the moment that the other team was performing advanced calisthenics - deep squats, knee bends, push-ups - prior to the game while our team was happily engaged in an impromptu rendition of "the chicken dance," that I sized up the situation and came to one inescapable conclusion: we were going to get creamed.
What should field trials really tell corn growers?
MADISON, Wis. - This is the time of year when growers are evaluating test plots and decisions begin to be made about hybrids for 2007.
Transgenic corn: Get to the root of crop problems
WOOSTER, Ohio - The use of transgenic corn hybrids could increase significantly in Ohio next year, due to rising corn rootworm problems and lower product costs compared to traditional hybrid packages.
