Monthly Archives: June 2008
Grassley pushing for biodiesel perk
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, spoke to the National Biodiesel Board June 18, telling industry leaders that he will continue to press...
After 2,000 years, extinct tree grows from Israeli seed
WASHINGTON — In the foreboding, cliff-side fortress of Masada some 2,000 years ago, Jewish Zealots savored sweet dates from Judean palm trees, gazed at...
Vacation with us…Machak
Visiting their son David and his wife Christy in Berlin, Casey and Greg Machak of Niles, Ohio, got a whirlwind tour of Germany in...
Vacation with us…Bailey
The Bailey brothers were together again as they reunited in Ocala, Fla. Jim, left, owns Diamond B Farms in Rogers, Ohio, while Chuck, right,...
Vacation with us…Evans
Apparently, the crows aren’t the only ones who fly south for the winter. David Evans, of Minerva, Ohio, spent part of March in Venice,...
Shifting Gears…Gay
1948 Allis Chalmers WD
Owned and restored by Jim Gay, Atwater, Ohio
James Gay of Atwater, Ohio, bought this 1948 Allis Chalmers WD on Oct. 8,...
Morning Star Fiber mill turns wool, alpaca fleeces into profitable wares
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APPLE CREEK, Ohio -- About once a week, a stranger peers through the door at Morning Star Fiber.Just curious, they say to...
Pigeon King International bankrupt
SALEM, Ohio -- What once looked like a high-flying and profitable opportunity -- and sold under the promise to save family farms --seems to...
Barn Buddies
Keith Simmerer of Westfield Township in Medina County, Ohio shared this pictures with us. Simmerer wrote: In late spring, the nesting barn swallows always...
Weather drives record grain market
Continued flooding, especially in Iowa, has the market focusing on the size of the corn crop and traders taking prices to new all-time highs....
