Monthly Archives: April 2009
Another program offers $2.5 million in farmland preservation funds
SALEM, Ohio -- Ohio farmers can now apply to receive cash payouts in return for preserving their properties forever.Farm landowners can work with their...
Frito-Lay has good news for corn growers
ST. LOUIS — Two recent announcements from Frito-Lay are good news to American consumers and corn growers in particular, according to the National Corn...
Donald C. Rupert, 1913-2009
SEBRING, Ohio -- Donald Charles Rupert, 95, of 800 South 15th Street, Sebring, Ohio, died April 21, 2009, in the Crandall Medical Center of...
Six breeds judged at Spring Dairy Expo
COLUMBUS — A total of 564 animals from six different breeds were exhibited and placed by judges Steve White of New Castle, Ind., and...
Improvement in cattle prices expected
The beef production sector has suffered one of the most dramatic negative impacts from the general economy, according to a Purdue University agricultural economist....
Loan repayment rates for commodities
COLUMBUS — USDA has began to use an improved and more stable system for determining non-recourse marketing assistance loan repayment rates and loan deficiency...
Raising children? You’re actually just in a holding pattern
The moment you have a baby, people who are "experts" in the care and handling of infants become utterly convinced that if not taught...
Historic Harmony easements protect sites
PITTSBURGH -- Historic Harmony, the historical society and preservation advocate that operates the Harmony Museum, has donated preservation easements to Pittsburgh History and Landmarks...
Auction Roundup — Good attendance continues at Pa. auctions
-- Trace Auction Service of Meadville, Pa., held a machinery auction in Cochranton, Pa., April 3 with more than 100 auction goers braving the...
Snakes on the brain
Brookfield 4-H Friends member Emily Bailey shows off her pet snake at the club’s April meeting.
