Yearly Archives: 2008
Mahoning Farm Bureau celebrates achievements
Mahoning County Farm Bureau celebrated a year of successful programs at its annual meeting. The county received Excellence Awards in the organization and public policy programming areas. It was also awarded the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation President’s Award for top overall programming.
Talking market strategy in Ashtabula County
Nothing in the commodity market has been any less predictable than grain prices over the last three years, according to Tim Gildersleeve, who grows about 1,200 acres of grain and forage on his Austinburg farm.
Ashland County Fair livestock auction results
Find out who topped the livestock competitions at this year’s Ashland County Fair.
Congress fixes misinterpretation of farm bill base-acre provision
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to suspend for the 2008 crop year a farm billprovision that required producers to have...
National FFA membership is at a 31-year-high
INDIANAPOLIS — The National FFA Organization has 507,763 members in 7,439 FFA chapters across the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
“This is an...
Momentum continues for pork, beef exports
DENVER -- U.S. pork and beef exports continued their strong performance in July, as pork exports remain on an all-time record pace for the...
Tuscarawas County Fair livestock auction results
Find out who topped the livestock competitions at this year’s Tuscarawas County Fair.
Acceptance Day at West Point
(Editor's note: Weston Boose, a 4-H'er from rural Norwalk, Ohio, and son of Terry and Mary Lisa Boose, is starting college life at the...
Vacation with us…Kandiko
Dan and Jean Kandiko of Newton Falls, Ohio, traveled 7,000 miles by train to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, Rochester, Minn., Chicago...
Three Generations
It's rare to see three generations working in the same field at the same time. In this picture, it's dad Rick Weber on the...
