Yearly Archives: 2008
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 23, 2008
BARNESVILLE, Ohio — The Barnesville Progressive Home Helper met Oct. 11 at the Main Street United Methodist Church.
Officers were elected and the club made...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 23, 2008
COLLINS, Ohio — Twenty Western Reserve FFA members visited DreamChasers Farm in North Fairfield to assist in manual labor and helping to spruce up...
Don’t get burned: Make fire safety a priority
SALEM, Ohio -- Every year, hundreds of barns around the country go up in smoke. In many cases, hay, straw, machinery and livestock are...
N-P-K nightmares: Fertilizer prices force farms to cut back
SALEM, Ohio — The price of anhydrous ammonia is up 55 percent. Straight urea, up 67 percent. Potash isn’t cheap either, up 55 percent....
The ag credit crunch: Loans still available, but low interest rates not
SALEM, Ohio -- Farmers probably will not have trouble securing operating loans and farm capital after the most recent financial crisis, but when they...
Design a cozy roost site for your favorite birds
Whenever I get a series of letters asking the same question, it's time to address that issue in a column. Over the last few...
You don’t want to miss this workshop
Hello northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania dairy farmers.
Ohio State University Extension in Ashtabula County will hold a milk marketing workshop from 10:30 a.m....
Make sure your sheep are earning their keep
By ROGER A. HIGH
Ohio State University Extension
COLUMBUS -- With increasing production costs, livestock producers really need to evaluate each animal and decide whether that...
With these presidents, the buff stopped here
DALLAS — With the 2008 presidential election weeks away, Gold’s Gym, the world’s leading fitness authority, released an analysis of the 10 fittest presidents...
New record set: Tomato tips scale at 4.48 pounds
CANFIELD, Ohio -- Duane Perry of North Lawrence, Ohio, set a new state record for the heaviest tomato ever grown in the Buckeye State....
