Yearly Archives: 2009
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 23, 2009
GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio -- Members of the Indian Valley FFA joined more than 70 FFA members and advisers who recently attended Ohio FFA Leadership Camp...
Walmart pushes sustainability index
Walmart threw its global shoulder into a sustainability product index initiative last week. Forget cap-and-trade legislation, ignore international commissions. Follow the smiley face instead.
Society changes focus to deal with cuts
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Historical Society is accelerating a plan to reinvent itself as a state history organization, according to executive director and CEO...
Can turnips really save the day?
By Chris PenroseNow that we have up most of our hay for the year, we can start to determine if there will be enough...
Northwest PA honors ag educators
CONNEAUT LAKE, Pa. -- The 2009 Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators Conference was held July 13-16 at the Conneaut Lake Park Hotel in northwestern...
Climate change study foresees a warmer, wetter Pennsylvania
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Penn State study of climate-change impacts in Pennsylvania projects a warmer, wetter commonwealth, with a longer growing season and...
Honey might need country-of-origin labeling
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is soliciting comments on its interim final rule for country-of-origin labeling of honey. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service...
Morrow farm owner donates easement
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Morrow County residents Robert and Marilyn Weiler preserved their 38-acre farm for agricultural use by donating an agricultural easement to the...
Virgil Gasser farm a highlight of WCDSU Twilight Tour
CRESTON, Ohio -- No farmer should have to go through one barn fire, let alone two, but that is just one of the challenges...
Horsemen left out of legislation
GROVE CITY, Ohio -- Gov. Strickland's legislative directive regarding VLT's at Ohio's seven racetracks as well as the budget bill passed by both Houses...
