Monthly Archives: February 2009
Advice on life and love from fourth graders
I'm just back from my foray into the fourth grade class Valentine's party. Pizza was eaten, votes were cast, alliances were made -- and...
FSA Andy for Feb. 19
Hello Again!The snow and ice are gone but the recent wind storm brought down a lot of trees in our neck of the woods....
Emily Brown was a unique individual
In rare moments over the course of a lifetime, we cross paths on our journey with incredibly unique individuals. There are those who are...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 19, 2009
WEST SALEM, Ohio — The Northwestern FFA chapter held a meeting Jan. 5 in the Northwestern High School library. The meeting was called to...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 19, 2009
JEFFERSON, Ohio — The Prime Bovine 4-H club met Jan. 25. Members discussed the December steer tagging, which included 64 beef steers and 15...
Tractor puller is ready for Last Ride
James Wood (center) accepted a trophy in 1973 for taking first place in his class at the tractor pulling championship in Louisville, Ky. Now, he's working on his final pulling tractor -- a project he calls Last Ride.
Ag tire production keeps on rolling
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- They're round and black and unless you're a farmer, you don't give farm tires a second thought.The ag world, however, has...
CWT removes more than 50,000 cows
ARLINGTON, Va. — Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has finished the farm audits of its sixth herd retirement round since the program started in 2003,...
Geese around airports are more than a nuisance
Chances are, the flock of geese that U.S Airways Flight 1549 flew through Jan. 15 before crash landing in the Hudson River was not composed of migrating birds, according to wildlife experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
National Farm Machinery Show visitors, exhibitors ‘cautiously optimistic’
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Farmers were looking, perhaps dreaming a little, but many were also spending. Farm equipment and allied industry exhibitors were smiling, perhaps...
