Yearly Archives: 2008
A weekly roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 24, 2008
BARNESVILLE, Ohio — The Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers held their regular meeting at the Main Street United Methodist Church in Barnesville.
The club continued to...
A weekly roundup of FFA news for the week of April 24, 2008
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Zane Trace FFA officer team for the 2008-2009 school year traveled to Lancaster High School April 17 for District 7...
Attack Ducks!
Farm and Dairy spotted these ducks at the 2007 Jefferson County Fair. We think they look very ferocious.
There is a season for everything
"I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you're on it." -- Johnny Depp
I had a strange dream the other night,...
Farmers join to build cheese house
Over the past two years, several dairy farms in Ohio’s Belmont County area have been forced to close their doors. Lower milk prices in 2006, coupled with the high cost of inputs, kept farmers from making ends meet and some felt they had no choice but to get out of the business.
Not sure where politicians are leading us
Harry Truman once said, “No man should be allowed to be president who doesn’t understand hogs.”
I chuckled when I read that quote, knowing...
Not to worry about winter baggage
Spring finally found the legs to arrive in central Illinois nearly a month after the calendar alerted us to be on the lookout for...
There are options despite high costs
I remember thinking that $3 corn was outrageous, that $300 soybean meal was a rip-off and that $200 cottonseed must have been a revenge...
Step Outside to See What You Can See
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) believes that America's youth are quickly defining themselves as one the most civic- minded generations in nearly a century.
FSA Andy for April 24
Hello again!
The Farm Service Agency reminds interested applicants that the agency offers loans for farmers to purchase farmland and finance agricultural operations.
Farm Service...
