Yearly Archives: 2007
Farm Focus Field Day is approaching
VAN WERT, Ohio - New farming methods will take center stage at Ohio State University's 2007 Farm Focus Field Day, 8 a.
Empire Farm Days brings innovation
STANLEY, N.Y. - Action is the name of the game at Empire Farm Days with more than 50 pieces of iron operating in the field and opportunities for farmers to test drive some of them.
Dairy prices should rise through ’08
COLUMBUS - Despite last season's financial woes, U.S. dairy producers have been enjoying historically high milk prices this year, driven mainly by an international demand for products that non-U.
Corn prices not worth pulling out of conservation programs
WOOSTER, Ohio - With continuous corn production comes increased nitrogen inputs and higher chances of water quality issues associated with run-off.
AFBF files brief in property rights case
WASHINGTON - The American Farm Bureau Federation has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the
Livestock auction receipts up in Trumbull County
BAZETTA, Ohio - Livestock auction clerks greeted some registering bidders by name at the 2007 Trumbull County Fair, directed them to the breezy auction barn, and told them to dig in to a buffet of refreshments offered by 4-H'ers and their parents.
A year in the making: Hog projects a real win for girl
BAZETTA, Ohio - It's one classic version of the 4-H livestock project story: Girl gets market animal, girls works hard with market animal, girl cries and begs parents to spare market animal from the chopping block.
Friday the 13th didn’t scare Harrison Co. showmen
CADIZ, Ohio - If superstitions about Friday the 13th bothered Harrison County 4-H'ers and FFA'ers, it didn't show in the sale ring.
Taking flight: Painful rite of passage
When my children were still quite young, one of our favorite episodes of Winnie The Pooh was the story of Cassie, the baby owl, growing old enough to take flight for the very first time.
Everyone’s a critic, but be original
Just after I completed the previous reader-mail column in late December, a Christmas card, carrying a festive stamp, arrived.








