Yearly Archives: 2009
Shifting Gears…McQuistion
Glenn Jay Maurer purchased this 1952 John Deere Model B tractor new in the early 1950s. This photo of Maurer was taken in 1986...
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Editor,Recently, the Progressive Agriculture Organization (Pro Ag) and the Pennsylvania Farmers Union (PFU) held a dairy rally at the Roseville Grange in Brookville, Pa....
Crop harvest drags into Thanksgiving
USDA released the Sunday night Crop Progress Report Monday after the close, and it was not pretty. Harvest still drags on, and rain coming...
Ohio produce growers balk at national plan, back state-specific regs
National leafy greens agreement may not be fair to all states, some Ohioans say.
Pa. State 4-H Show recognizes winners
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The 50th annual Pennsylvania State 4-H Horse Show was held Oct. 23-25 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center...
Risk tolerance and your investments
URBANA, Ill. --Did you breathe a sigh of relief when the Dow Jones Industrial average hit 10,000 last month? How were you feeling over...
SowBridge offers distance learning
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The successful distance education program SowBridge begins its third year in January 2010. The program is intended for people involved in...
Analysis helping planners in Knox County strengthen local food system
COLUMBUS -- A first-of-its-kind Ohio State University analysis is helping planners in Knox County strengthen the area's local food system. The project report, "Planting...
Ohio Fall Quality Sale and Diamond Oak Dispersal held Oct. 31
WOOSTER, Ohio -- There was a large crowd in attendance for the Ohio Fall Quality Sale and the Diamond Oak Dispersal held Oct. 31...
Farmland preservation program buys easements on 37 Ohio farms
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — More than 6,279 acres from 37 farms will be preserved through the Ohio’s Agricultural Easement Purchase Program, using the first of...
