Yearly Archives: 2007
Four inducted into Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Agricultural Council is enshrining four in the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame Aug.
Bids are booming for Knox County Fair youth
April frost causes disaster designation
COLUMBUS - The USDA has designated 56 counties in Ohio as primary agricultural natural disaster areas, making farmers in the counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from USDA's
Anywhere but here
WASHINGTON - A "brain drain" problem is plaguing a number of states in the Midwest, Great Plains and Northeast.
Records smashed at Summit County Fair
TALLMADGE, Ohio - Youth with big smiles managed to nickel and dime buyers to three new price records during the 2007
Manure is a resource, not just waste
MASSILLON, Ohio - You can't dress up manure ormake it smell like roses, but you should pay special attention to it as a farm resource and profit-maker.
Tractors are a peek at the past
SALEM, Ohio - Sometimes, you just know when to hang on, even if you don't know exactly why. John Cluxton, an Adams County farmer, has been hanging on for 50 years and this summer, he found out why.
Extreme Mustang Makeover: Making a little mustang magic
JAMESTOWN, Pa. - On a warm July afternoon, a horse named Slick stands in the barn at Clear View Ranch, content to munch on hay and occasionally stick his nose into a red water bucket.
Animal cruelty is the cause du jour
There is concern, and rightfully so, among many on today's farms as outside influences converge to voice opinions on everything from long-standing ag business practices to animal treatment.
Dairy farmers take co-op to task
After years of private gripes and government investigations, 17 Southeast dairy farmers filed two federal class-action civil lawsuits in Tennessee July 5 charging the nation's milk giants with "conspiracy








