Monthly Archives: November 2009
NMPF pushing for raw milk regs
Facilities producing unpasteurized, or raw, milk products are not covered by any of the food safety regulations proposed so far this year by Congress. Two industry groups want that to change
Loudonville Livestock Club presents awards at appreciation banquet
Receiving the supreme showman trophies at the Loudonville Livestock Club banquet were Caleb Shriver, Mitch Rooks and Amber Nickles.
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio -- The Loudonville Livestock...
Thanksgiving dinner cost declines for 2009
WASHINGTON -- Menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings dropped 4 percent in...
Charles W. Smith
ORANGEVILLE, Ohio -- Charles W. Smith, 70, of Orangeville, Ohio, died Oct. 28, 2009, at his home.
He was born Jan. 13, 1939, in...
Put more black ink on your bottom line
If Walmart were in the cattle business, it would probably serve as an operating definition of "least-cost producer." People might refer to its cowherd...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 12, 2009
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio -- The Hillsdale FFA sent 22 members to Indianapolis for National Convention. Among the members, there were two teams: Poultry and Parliamentary...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Nov. 12, 2009
NORTH GEORGETOWN, Ohio -- The Lone Rangers 4-H club had a meeting Oct. 11 at the North Georgetown Fire Department Hall. There were 24...
Farmers share their story of preserving land
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Selling the easement on your farm through a state or farmland preservation program may be easier than most people think. Although...
Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit celebrates 10th anniversary
Ohio recognizes 10 years of preserving farmland at annual summit in Columbus.
Did you blink? It is indeed all gone
Somebody -- was it you? -- really, really blinked from the time you were warned that if you did it would all be gone!...
