Monthly Archives: April 2009
A roundup of FFA news for the week of April 16, 2009
MINERVA, Ohio — The Minerva FFA will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year and will start an alumni chapter.
Membership is open to...
Book stirs up memories of canal days
If you’re not from the tri-county — Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana — area, you might not find this column of interest.
On the other hand, if...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 16, 2009
NORWALK, Ohio — The Hartland New Horizons 4-H club held its first meeting March 15 to sign paperwork and receive fair project books.
On...
Ag groups bypass EPA in effort to get pesticide permitting thrown out
SALEM, Ohio -- The American Farm Bureau Federation and CropLife America last week bypassed the Environmental Protection Agency, asking to have the courts review...
Keep compost weed-free: Time, temperature and turning critical factors
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Compost can be a gardener’s best friend. It can deliver dramatic improvements in soil quality and nutrients to nourish your plants...
Weed resistance to Roundup only matter of time
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Roundup Ready crops have made weed control much easier for farmers, but a new study shows their reliance on the...
Homeopathy has its fans and foes
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Mahatama Ghandi used it. So did Mark Twain and John D. Rockefeller. Cindy Crawford, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey and Prince...
Company honored for mine land reclamation
COLUMBUS -- A Coshocton-based mining company has been recognized for increasing the use of trees in its mine land reclamation program. The firm partnered...
West Virginia resident celebrates 102nd birthday with family and friends
WELLSBURG, W.Va. -- On April 4, life-long Brooke County, West Virginia resident William J. McFadden, affectionately referred to as "Pap," celebrated his 102nd birthday...
Winners of the 2008 West Virginia Big Buck Contest revealed
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The winners of the 2008 West Virginia Big Buck Contest have been announced by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources,...
