Monthly Archives: September 2008
Scenes from this year’s Farm Science Review
If you didn't get to this year's Farm Science Review, here are some of the sights you missed.
Ohioans earn $470,000 in grants
COLUMBUS -- The USDA's Rural Development Office awarded $471,000 in Value-Added Producer Grant funding to three recipients during the 2008 fiscal year funding cycle."These...
Ramp On!
A ramp is a sloping path or access way, a movable set of stairs, or it even "verbs" itself by increasing something gradually, but...
Small is Beautiful
Becky Zeune keeps about 20 miniature horses, a couple of donkeys and two lambs on her farm near Danville, Ohio. She said they are...
‘Bioneer’ Joel Salatin shares ag vision with local producers
AUGUSTA, Ohio -- Joel Salatin thinks in terms of multiples: multiple uses for land, multiple uses for equipment, multiple uses for animals. In fact,...
Enjoy each September day to its fullest
We are only given so many Septembers, and columnist Judith Sutherland intends to enjoy each one she has been granted.
You might be eligible for farmland cleanup funds
There is the possibility the USDA's Emergency Conservation Program has been implemented in your county by your local county committee to help with Ike cleanup efforts.
A roundup of FFA news for Sept. 18, 2008
ALLIANCE, Ohio — The Marlington FFA chapter held its monthly meeting Sept. 11. There were several guests and new members at the meeting.
The alumni also...
Don’t be shy, raise a hand and volunteer
Did you ever have one of those moments when you realize you are just itching’ to smack someone?
This is out of character for...
Career growth
Paul Snyder is a natural when it comes to horticulture. The Kent State sophomore can rattle off information about dozens of flowers, trees and shrubs with no trouble.
