Monthly Archives: June 2010
Business Profiles: Hill’s Supply Inc.
CANAL FULTON, Ohio — Hill’s Supply Inc. is like the farmers it serves — it focuses on what it does best and diversifies into...
Business profile: Lemon’s Farm Equipment
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Lemon’s Farm Equipment has been serving customers throughout the tri-state area for 53 years, and it hopes to be here for...
Business profile:Colebrook Elevator
ORWELL, Ohio — When you farm, you want to work with agribusinesses that know what they’re talking about.That’s why you can count of the...
Business profile: Log Cabin Fence
AMITY, Pa. — In 2010, Log Cabin Fence enters its 30th year on the same principals as its first: offering a premium product and...
A lot to like about Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas
It's just a guess but I'd bet Blanche Lincoln, chair of the Senate's Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, would be a tough poker player.The...
It’s been a strange year for ruby-throated hummingbirds
Some observers report more birds than ever. Other ask why none have returned. My experience has been equally confounding. I saw my first hummer...
Ohio EPA settles with manure applicator; urges farmers to know regulations
CELINA, Ohio -- Eight Star Farms has agreed to pay Ohio EPA a $1,000 penalty for discharge of manure that killed more than 6,000...
Market Monitor: Lack of insight, but not opinion
I was reminded this morning that when it comes to really knowing what is going on in the grain markets, I am as useless...
Time flies when you’re trippin’
My cousin and I started our "Two Trippin' Moms Adventures" when our children were very young. Bidding the daddies goodbye, we buckled in a...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 24, 2010.
WHEELING, W.Va. -- Six teams participated in the Northwestern Region FFA Land Judging contest, hosted by the Northern Panhandle Conservation District June 10.Natural Resources...
