Monthly Archives: July 2009
Have you any wool? Duo shear 1,094 sheep in 24 hours
Shearing for 24 hours straight, Doug Rathke, 48, of Minnesota, sheared 607 sheep and Gavin McKerrow, 60, of Wisconsin, sheared 487 sheep.
Beware of consumer scams
YOUNGSTOWN — The Better Business Bureau has learned that a local consumer’s home was burglarized by two men, who claimed to be from a...
USDA: No referendum on soybean checkoff
ST. LOUIS -- There won't be a vote on the soybean checkoff this year. The USDA received requests from only about one-tenth of 1...
Western bean cutworm heading east
WOOSTER, Ohio — An emerging corn pest, first found in Ohio in 2006, continues to increase in numbers, and Ohio State University Extension entomologists...
Belmont Co. cattle farm is regional winner of environmental award
DENVER -- An eastern Ohio beef operation was named a regional winner of the 2009 Environmental Stewardship Award during the Cattle Industry Summer Conference,...
Emerald ash borer on the move in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Emerald ash borer beetles have been found near Brownstown, Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County, and Finleyville, Union Township, Washington County, bringing to...
Just in case you missed it…
... People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wanted to bring 3,500 1-gallon buckets of pig manure and urine to the Ohio...
Latest technology fans future of wind energy
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A vertical axis wind turbine could tap into a plentiful energy source while creating much less environmental impact on wildlife and...
Celebrate Ice Cream
More ice cream is consumed in the U.S. per person than in any other country in the world. The love of ice cream among...
Not a bat man? You should be
DAYTON, Ohio — Bats are your friends, or should be, according to Ohio State University’s Marne Titchenell, who hopes to show you why.
She’ll...
