Yearly Archives: 2007
EAB has spread to Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive beetle that destroys ash trees, has been detected for the first time in Pennsylvania and a quarantine will be imposed for Butler, Lawrence, Allegheny and Beaver counties.
Corn a scapegoat for high food prices
MARION, Ohio - Farmers across the country have seen the stories on the big networks and on local television stations: food prices are rising and corn is the culprit.
Above and beyond: Ohio teens earn national community service awards
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two Ohio 4-H members received national recognition in Washington recently. Awards.
From bottles to books
WINESBURG, Ohio - One step into Lou McFadden's home and you know you've got more than an amateur collector on your hands.
Farmers gear up for speed protection
SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio House and Senate have both unanimously passed legislation that would allow farmers to drive "fast tractors" up to 40 mph on roadways.
Eminent domain legislation nixed
SALEM, Ohio - A piece of legislation that would have asked Ohioans to put eminent domain rights into the state constitution has been rejected.
Fuel at its finest
WELLSVILLE, Ohio - Tucked in the corner of John Russell's barn is an odd collection of items. There's a water heater and a fish pump.
Tracing the roots to the land
Part I How does one go about explaining a connection to the land? It has seemed impossible for me to explain why I care about the land on which my father was born and raised.
Technology wave started years ago
About the time I broke the cotton shackles of my mother's apron strings for the glorious freedom of my father's farm fields, a technology wave hit the southern Illinois farm of my youth.
Dryness leads to poisonous grazing
Dryness leads to poisonous grazing With dry weather in many parts of the area, the potential for animals to eat toxic plants increases, mostly because they're hungry and not much forage is available for grazing.
