Monthly Archives: June 2008
Preparing a path for the next generation (Part 2)
David Raber farms with one goal in mind. He knows it’s important to grow quality products and turn a profit, but his intentions reach far beyond the annual growing season. Raber wants to give his children a way of life, a place to raise their families someday.
Dairy gets monster manure pit
Concrete manure storage pit to hold 2.5 million gallons, is one of largest in region.
Preparing a path for the next generation (Part 1)
For Henry “Junior” Wengerd, the farm is everything. It’s a school for his children, a nursing home for his parents and the place he wants to retire. It’s much more than a way to make a living. For Wengerd and his family, the farm is a way to make a life.
Vacation with us…Huffman
Graham, N.C., got quite an infusion of Ohio blood when friends and family traveled there to visit Eugene and Leona Huffman (left), formerly of...
Vacation with us…Crosser
While in Branson, Mo., for an Army reunion, Bob Crosser and his wife, Shirley, of Lisbon, Ohio, spotted this MM 1942 UTU at the...
Spending $100 to fill your SUV might be worth it
IRVINE, Calif. — Increasing gas prices have encouraged consumers to trade-in their SUVs for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, but it is important to examine...
Is Belmont County site a good place for carbon dioxide sequestration?
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, recently released a report on the geology of a potential carbon dioxide sequestration well site in eastern Ohio's Belmont County.
It will take survival of the fittest to beat emerald ash borer
Can researchers beat the clock and build a better ash tree?
FFA builds baseball building
BESSEMER, Pa. — The Mohawk Vo-Ag program completed a large project this spring.
Groups seek to fill organic beef demand
HOWARD, S.D. — CROPP Cooperative, North America’s largest farmer-owned co-op and Dakota Beef, the largest vertically integrated 100 percent organic beef producer in the...
