Yearly Archives: 2007
Spouses don’t always get along so swimmingly
I have long enjoyed reading the anniversary notices in the county paper. It is these little nuggets of society news that tell us that Lula and Orville have enjoyed 75 years of wedded bliss (having wed, apparently, at or around age nine).
Leimbach’s laughs unite farm women
ASHLAND, Ohio - Cold, raining and muddy. It was not a good day for farming. But the atmosphere was warm and cheerful for those attending the first Women in Agriculture Conference, hosted March 23 by OSU Extension in Ashland County.
USDA: Corn planters are ready to roll
WASHINGTON - Driven by growing ethanol demand, U.S. farmers intend to plant 15 percent more corn acres in 2007.
Tillage: Breaking up is hard to do
COLUMBUS - Ohio corn growers who were unable to perform tillage operations last fall due to record-setting soggy conditions may be facing compaction issues and, depending on spring weather, have limited options to prepare for planting.
Stark County deer processor guilty of wildlife violations
AKRON - A Stark County deer processor was found guilty March 21 of four wildlife violations, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Raw milk problems on Pa. farms
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Consumers who purchased raw milk from two Pennsylvania dairies are being warned of potential contamination.
Ohio’s leading organic farmers honored
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association has bestowed its highest award on two of Ohio's organic farmers.
Ohio farms saluted as neighbors, stewards
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Livestock Coalition presented its major awards April 3, honoring six farms for their conservation efforts and two operations for building bridges to their nonfarm neighbors.







