Monthly Archives: June 2008
Conservation Reserve Program plans can be relaxed for critical feed uses
COLUMBUS — The state executive director for Ohio’s Farm Service Agency, John Stevenson, said Conservation Reserve Program participants may now request the voluntary modification...
Plan to attend Lake Erie island lectures
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio -- The Stone Laboratory will host guest lectures through the summer at Gibraltar Island.All lectures begin at 7:45 p.m. and conclude at...
Learn to manage small-farm manure issues with help from panel of experts
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The term “small farm” can bring to mind anything from a couple of horses on several acres to a family dairy...
New York state food lab to be rebuilt
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker has unveiled the state's decision to rebuild the New York State Food Laboratory...
Top jockey credits 4-H for opportunity to succeed
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana native and former 4-H member, Kent Desormeaux and his horse Big Brown scored impressive victories at the 2008...
Childhood memories swirl in spring
Like a breaking floral wave, the locust blossoms frothed and foamed in the breeze, their inimitable fragrance beckoning bees whose humming was an audible...
Farms vie for last round of Ohio easement purchase program dollars
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Ohio farm families and local communities recently submitted applications to Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs requesting funds to help...
Massillon Museum celebrates 75 years
MASSILLON, Ohio -- The Massillon Museum's summer exhibition -- Eclectic. Everyday. Elegant. -- celebrates 75 years of excellence. The Massillon Museum opened in...
Can we ever agree on energy policies?
WASHINGTON -- Tree-hugging environmentalists and national security hawks may share more common ground than generally acknowledged, said R. James Woolsey, a national security specialist...
DFA not celebrating much this June
Mega-dairy co-op, Dairy Farmers of America, is the focus of several investigations.