Monthly Archives: March 2007
Court rules in favor of patent rights for Pioneer
DES MOINES, Iowa - DuPont recently announced that its subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Bush signs pact with Brazil to push biofuel production in both countries
WASHINGTON - The United States and Brazil have announced a new partnership to boost research on and production of ethanol and other alternative fuels.
Ashtabula County honors top dairies
JEFFERSON, Ohio - The 57th annual Ashtabula County dairy banquet was held March 10 with 175 people attending at the Williamsfield Community Center.
Lead paint: One family’s terrifying experience
"Mrs. Lawton, we have the results of your son's lead test and the doctor wants him to be retested, and she wants to see him again right away.
Wiles case granted June jury trial
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ken Wiles sat in a Wayne County courtroom for more than an hour March 15, but left without facing Judge Stuart Miller.
Ohio Beef Expo
From Angus to Simmental, the Ohio Beef Expo highlighted the best the beef industry has to offer. The expo celebrated its 20th anniversary this year with shows, sales, judging contests and a trade show featuring 100 exhibitors.
Following in the footsteps of farmers
TORONTO, Ohio - Sitting at the kitchen table after school, Michael Swickard spreads out nine notebook pages of drawings.
Fit to win
COLUMBUS - Every weekend, hundreds of youth compete for the top spots in Ohio's cattle shows. They go to showgrounds with everything from iPods to pink show sticks, each competitor hoping this show will be the one.
Farmers: Look, listen and then talk
By now you've read or heard about the Wayne County hog farm accused of mistreating its animals. Accused. Not convicted, not jailed, not hung...
The boogeyman gets a warm reception
When I was somewhere around 10, if you had asked me to describe the milk inspector who paid surprise visits to our family dairy farm, I know, at least in part, what I would have told you.
