Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Yearly Archives: 2007

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).

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.

WASHINGTON - Driven by growing ethanol demand, U.S. farmers intend to plant 15 percent more corn acres in 2007.

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.

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.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Consumers who purchased raw milk from two Pennsylvania dairies are being warned of potential contamination.

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association has bestowed its highest award on two of Ohio's organic farmers.

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.

PITTSFIELD, Pa. - The 4-H building on the Warren County Fairgrounds was filled with farm oriented people as