Yearly Archives: 2009
Behind the scenes
If you happen to drive down the alley behind Farm and Dairy's Salem, Ohio, offices during breaktime, you might have to pause for a...
Aquaculture industry is succeeding despite environmental impacts
STANFORD, Calif. -- Aquaculture is no longer a fledgling industry. Half of the fish consumed globally is now raised on farms, according to a...
Biodiesel producer changes name
ERIE, Pa. -- Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC has changed its name to HERO BX.
HERO BX produces high-quality, low-cost biodiesel. Currently producing 45 million...
Festival to feature Will Allen, urban agriculture and Youngstown 2010
YOUNGSTOWN -- With a coalition of community leaders, more than 50 green vendors and a nationally recognized keynote speaker, the Grey to Green Festival...
New quarters feature national parks
WASHINGTON — Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Parks will be the first sites commemorated in a new quarter-dollar program, according to...
Stark County Fair – 2009 Junior Fair livestock sale results
The Stark County Fair closed the year with a bang, setting a new record for the Junior Fair livestock sale. Many of the youth involved were big winners in more than one category. A total of more than $540,000 was raised through the sale.
Angels, angst, alcohol and a quick trip to the ER
There are any number of reasons why I will never be crowned Mother of the Year, but the truth is, I removed myself from...
Sleeping with the fishes
If mega-biz is to be believed, the new antitrust chief in the Obama Department of Justice, Christine A. Varney, is really a hurricane whose...
Preparing for corn silage harvest
Cooler temperatures are upon us, the Farm Science Review is just a few days away, as are the best seven days in September --...
The miracle of monarch migration
Changing day length bird migration triggers bird migration because photoperiod is the only absolutely reliable environmental cue that signals birds that keeps seasonal time....
