Yearly Archives: 2007
During drought, some plants can be deadly
COLUMBUS - What green foliage that is thriving in Ohio's moisture-starved pasturelands may not necessarily be healthy for the livestock feeding on it.
Deceptions still persist on eBay
YONKERS, N.Y. - With 100 million items on sale, eBay is the king of online auctions. But almost half of the eBay buyers that Consumer Reports surveyed encountered deceptions, according to a report.
Cash rents slowly catching cropland
COLUMBUS - The value of Ohio's cropland is projected to increase an average of 4.5 percent this year, according to an Ohio State University agricultural economics survey - continuing the sharp upward trend of the state's land values over the past three to five years.
Biofuel gets a boost from Strickland
COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland recently signed the biennium state budget with $4.5 million allotted to alternative fuel programs that will work to increase availability of soy biodiesel and E85 across the state.
Ayrshire breeders boast annual gains
COLUMBUS - The Ayrshire Breeders' Association had positive reports for its members present at its annual meeting June 22 in Rockford, Ill.
United Producers socked with fine to close out phantom cattle fraud
SALEM, Ohio — Columbus-based United Producers Inc. must pay a $96,000 fine to cut their ties to what the FBI called the largest cattle...
Wonders of wool
(Editor's note: This story is the second in a three-part series on sheep farming. Each story focuses on a different type of sheep production.
Law boosts protection for Pa. landowners
SALEM, Ohio - A new law in Pennsylvania has landowners breathing a little easier. Gov. Ed Rendell signed legislation June 30 that increases liability protection for those who allow recreational activities on their property.
Family tradition
NEW WATERFORD, Ohio - John F. Hively kept meticulous notes. Every time a penny passed through his hands, he recorded it, his pencil making slanted, script letters in neat columns on the pages of a pocket-size notebook.
Food safety: It’s all about trust
Did you know that if you rearrange the letters in the word "dormitory," you can also spell "dirty room"? Or the letters in "slot machines" also spell "cash lost in 'em"? It's all about perspective.
