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Buckin’ Ohio is the real deal when it comes to rodeo

August 16, 2007

BURBANK, Ohio - As a breeder, Denny Thorsell wanted to showcase his stock. And that showcase he started five years ago, called

Bred to buck

Andrea Zippay -

August 16, 2007

BURBANK, Ohio - Charis Thorsell sinks into a wicker rocker on her parents' wraparound porch, tucking her guitar with the dolphins on it under her elbow.

Starting from scratch

Janelle Skrinjar -

August 16, 2007

SALEM, Ohio - It all started with some pigs. In 2005, six 4-H'ers from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Hancock County in West Virginia put their pigs on the auction block at the Hancock County Oldtime Fair.

Raising rabbits

Janelle Skrinjar -

August 16, 2007

WOOSTER, Ohio - Anyone who's raised animals knows it doesn't take much to go from a single critter to a backyard full of pens and water buckets and feed bags.

Butler Farm Show brings big bucks for youth

Janelle Skrinjar -

August 16, 2007

BUTLER, Pa. - The sound of thunder booming over the Butler Farm Show Aug. 9 matched the sound of records being shattered during the junior livestock sale.

An awesome night at Ashtabula County Fair

Janelle Skrinjar -

August 16, 2007

JEFFERSON, Ohio - When the Ashtabula County Fair junior livestock sale ended Aug. 10, half of its records had crumbled.

Small, but mighty: Mercer 4-H Roundup sets records

Susan Crowell -

August 16, 2007

MERCER, Pa. - Three new unofficial records. One record tied. That's how buyers supported Mercer County 4-H youth at the annual Mercer County 4-H Roundup livestock sale Aug.

Consider the source of information

Farm and Dairy Staff -

August 15, 2007

Editor: Mr. Guebert, you have been sucker punched. The July 26 issue of Farm and Dairy contained an opinion column by Alan Guebert titled "Dairy farmers take co-op to task.

What if FMD hit the U.S. today?

Susan Crowell -

August 9, 2007

We Americans are a cheeky lot. We've built this nation on independence, courage and true grit. We're rags to riches, Don't Tread On Me and don't tell us what to do.