Yearly Archives: 2008
Farm giveaway still open
SALEM, Ohio - It's not over yet. So says Rose Wallace, the Ashtabula County farm owner who, along with her husband, Dennis, vowed nearly a year ago to give their farm to the winner of an essay contest.
Power Show Ohio 2008
Getting to know PSO Power Show Ohio is all about agricultural, construction and outdoor power equipment and products.
Pa. softens its stance on dairy labeling
SALEM, Ohio - Pennsylvania will soon see a change in its milk labeling laws, but it's not the change the state has anticipated since October.
Mixing it up
WAYNESBURG, Ohio - Mike Roberts says he has the Heinz 57 of farms. There's a little of everything on his 180 acres in Carroll County - meat chickens, egg-laying chickens, turkeys, beef cattle, dairy cattle, garden produce, homemade biodiesel.
Farmer fashions a tiny Tilloll
SALEM, Ohio - John Gause has always been fascinated by farm equipment. The way it operates, the way it handles, the way all the pieces and parts work together.
Ohio cattlemen salute their own
COLUMBUS - Friends and members of the Ohio Cattlemen's Association rarely see Fayette County cattleman Bill Sexten at a loss for words, but Sexten was dumbfounded during the association's annual meeting Jan.
Don’t just sit around this winter
When I opened the computer file that holds the farm calendar of events we print each week, I glanced at the little numbers that tell me how long the file is in column-inch terms.
Houses have their own stories to tell
A house may sometimes be more than just a home, but a tangible part of history. The house in which
Brother, can you spare a dime?
One of the oldest truisms in agriculture noted that "when farmers make money, everybody in town makes money.
Comprehensive 2008 price outlook
Higher fuel and nitrogen prices in 2007 have signaled trends that will most likely hold throughout 2008.
