Monthly Archives: August 2009
Ashtabula hosts grape, wine tours
KINGSVILLE, Ohio -- The Ohio Grape and Wine Day and the Ashtabula County Twilight Grape Tour will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m....
Ohio has 132 new jobs from stimulus
COLUMBUS, OH -- The Ohio Division of Forestry is currently accepting applications for the first class of 132 jobs that will be available as...
Biomass assistance program created
WASHINGTON -- Biomass conversion facilities can begin signing up to participate in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, which will help increase production of renewable...
Plum-Line Holsteins take banner
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Plum-Line Holsteins and the Carey family of Titusville, Pa., earned bragging rights at the Northwest Pennsylvania Holstein Championship Show July 25....
Corn prices looking for direction
URBANA, Ill. -- Corn prices have settled into a relatively narrow trading range, with December 2009 futures trading between $3.20 and $3.50 per bushel...
Crop board OKs more states for Agrisure
WASHINGTON -- USDA's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation board of directors have approved Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio for a premium rate reduction for producers...
Teens with a cross-cultural kinship
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Kaia Solberg is 15, and loves dancing, shopping, scrapbooking and Robert Pattinson, the actor from the Twilight movies. Shizu Ka...
Financial literacy program teaches youth about managing their money
COLUMBUS -- New evidence shows that participation in Ohio State University Extension's "Real Money, Real World" youth financial literacy program spurs young people to...
Ohio wheat crop magic can happen again next year if weather cooperates
COLUMBUS -- High-yielding varieties coupled with ideal growing conditions can turn an average crop into a record season. With this year's Ohio wheat crop...
ACRE worth looking at one last time, according to Purdue ag economist
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Average Crop Revenue Election Program, also known as ACRE, is a tool designed to provide downside price and yield...
