Yearly Archives: 2008
Morning Star Fiber mill turns wool, alpaca fleeces into profitable wares
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APPLE CREEK, Ohio -- About once a week, a stranger peers through the door at Morning Star Fiber.Just curious, they say to...
Pigeon King International bankrupt
SALEM, Ohio -- What once looked like a high-flying and profitable opportunity -- and sold under the promise to save family farms --seems to...
Barn Buddies
Keith Simmerer of Westfield Township in Medina County, Ohio shared this pictures with us. Simmerer wrote: In late spring, the nesting barn swallows always...
Weather drives record grain market
Continued flooding, especially in Iowa, has the market focusing on the size of the corn crop and traders taking prices to new all-time highs....
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 19, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Farming: Take the good with the bad
Has farming ever been more exciting and more nerve-wracking at the same time?
I had the opportunity to talk with a life-long farmer who...
Family Farm Field Day set for July 19
CLARK, Ohio — Henry and Iva Miller will be hosting the Family Farm Field Day in Holmes County from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Camping, with and without ‘flushers’
People are often surprised to discover that I camp. I know how that is. I’m often surprised myself.
I am not an outdoorsy type...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 19, 2008
BROOKFIELD, Ohio — The Brookfield 4-H Friends recently met to discuss fair preparations.
The fair runs July 7-13 and all members must have their animals...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 19, 2008
ALLIANCE, Ohio — The Marlington FFA held its monthly meeting at the horticulture building.
Items on the agenda included: volunteering at the humane society;...
