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This Grimm story is more than a fairy tale

March 1, 2007

HUDSON, Ohio - Hundreds of area maple syrup producers will fire up their sugar houses in the next week and process tanks of maple sap.

Tap dance

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March 1, 2007

BURTON, Ohio - When there is little to do except plow snow, fix equipment or work on income taxes, the sugar bush beckons.

Salt intake should be monitored

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March 1, 2007

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Salt, which is made up of sodium and chlorine, plays an important nutritional role in the diet of cattle, according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with

Ready for a challenge? Farm Credit Services will match your money

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March 1, 2007

ORWELL, Ohio - The northeastern Ohio Farm Credit Services offices are launching a community challenge to raise awareness and funds for 4-H

Plenty of opportunity for pests in ’07

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March 1, 2007

COLUMBUS - Ron Hammond, an OSU Extension entomologist with the

Plant spacing key to high corn yield

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March 1, 2007

COLUMBUS - Uneven plant spacing and emergence may reduce yield potential in corn. Seed should be spaced as uniformly as possible within the row to ensure maximum yields and optimal crop performance.

Growth implants must be correctly timed or marbling, grade lessened

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March 1, 2007

WOOSTER, Ohio - Implants can negatively affect quality, if you let them. Growth implants are commonly used in the cattle industry with little regard to how they influence marbling, the "taste fat," said Gary Fike, feedlot specialist for Certified Angus Beef LLC.

Even seeds deserve the VIP treatment

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March 1, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS - Over the years, growers have learned more about the soil and the different techniques to properly manage their crops.

Beans could mean bucks for farmers

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March 1, 2007

ST. LOUIS - U.S. soybean farmers face great challenges and even greater opportunities in the coming years due to the need to cut trans fats out of foods by supplying healthier varieties of soybean oil.