Yearly Archives: 2008
Holstein tops Daffodil Dairy Sale at $3,500
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The 34th Daffodil Dairy Sale reached a record high sale average of $2,049.41 per head on the 46 head sold March...
Task force tackles the future of ag
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. — The Future of Ag Task Force met at the Penn State Cooperative Extension office to review the activities of Ag...
Restaurant entrepreneur steals the show at Sustainable Ag Day event
PITTSFIELD, Pa. — Sustainable Ag Day in Warren County received high marks by the day’s participants. People came to learn and the speakers did...
National Ayrshire Convention hosts elite sale, offers tours and workshops
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The New York Ayrshire Club is gearing up to host the 2008 National Ayrshire Convention June 4-7 in Rochester, N.Y. at...
Baled stover robs fields of nutrients
LEXINGTON, Ky. — As spring planting gets under way, farmers who baled corn stover for winter feed will have to replace soil nutrients lost...
Simple ways to stay safe this spring
It is no surprise that farming is one of the most dangerous occupations. A number of factors, including noise, heavy machinery, animals, machine parts that rotate, cut and pinch, and long hours all contribute to this fact.
Searching for sights and sounds of spring
Before launching a paean to spring — surely it is here by now — I must express fervent thanks to readers and friends who took the time and trouble to send me condolences about the Feb. 26 death of my sister, Barbara.
Government playing the patsy again
If either you or I get in a high-stakes poker game and we lose our shirts, an absolute certain bet is that the government will not bail us out.
So Tiny, So Mighty
“So tiny, so mighty,” I’ve heard people describe our church choir with those phrases.
Youth not left out of Ohio Beef Expo
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Cattlemen's Association Junior Show was held March 16 during the 2008 Ohio Beef Expo at the Ohio Exposition Center, Columbus,...
