Yearly Archives: 2007
Dairy cleans up after filled silo falls
SALEM, Ohio - Gene Starkey nearly fell to his knees crying. Just outside the back door of his Champaign County dairy barn, where a silo and Harvestore and four hopper-bottom feed bids stand, a black cloud overwhelmed him.
Pa. says milk labels can be misleading
SALEM, Ohio - Hormone free. Antibiotic free. Pesticide free. These phrases have caused some tension in the dairy industry recently.
Pa. program provides pasture protection
SALEM, Ohio - A new insurance program is giving Pennsylvania farmers another option when it comes to risk management.
Pester power: Who’s the adult here?
I wish there was a vaccine for parents, administered around the time their children start talking, that provided immunity to kidfluence.
Fall brilliance brings soft heartache
This is the time of year that slows us down enough to enjoy the grandeur all around us. The leaves are absolutely stunning as the bright blue sky serves as their backdrop and the sunshine dapples the entire show with brilliance.
Farm bill revives New Zealand truth
As sure as the rooster crows every morning, someone will crow every farm bill year on how New Zealand's 1984 elimination of government farm programs has brought a never-ending dawn to Kiwi farmers.
Toy makers stuck on naughty, not so nice
What ever happened to "play nice?" News sources quote a Chinese safety official with the "General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine" (whew!) as saying that discussion with the United States over how much lead paint could be used in toys were being worked out by product safety officials in both countries.
October skies bring autumn splendor
For me, Christmas morning can't hold a candle to one of these rare October dawns when the sun is not quite up and the dew is heavy on the grass and contrails play tic-tac-toe in heaven's splendid blue vault.
Summitcrest Farms registers most Angus in Ohio
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of Ohio recorded a total of 2,205 Angus with the
Is there anything corn can’t do?
BOSTON - Scientists are reporting an advance toward turning corn plants into natural factories for producing gelatin to replace animal-sourced gelatin widely used by the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing capsules and tablets.







