Monthly Archives: August 2010
Bayer agrees to discontinue use of pesticide aldicarb
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer, have reached an agreement to end use of the pesticide aldicarb in...
U.S. agricultural equipment exports up compared to 2009
WASHINGTON -- Exports of U.S. agricultural equipment have increased each quarter of 2010, with midyear shipments totaling $4.9 billion, a gain of 4 percent...
Reader: Dividend tax is unjust
Editor:
A friend asked me recently, "Did you know that there are more pages in the U.S. Tax Code than there are pages in all...
Ohio broadband projects receive federal funding
COLUMBUS -- Three Ohio broadband projects by Connect Ohio, OneCommunity and Horizon Telecom will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications...
Butler Farm Show
Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions, and see if you're in a slideshow of photos taken at this year's Butler Farm Show.
Solving the mystery of what causes bald cardinals
Nancy Kincaid of Charleston, W.Va. writes, "My husband and I feed birds and squirrels in our backyard, and we have a special male cardinal...
Where do you find your information?
Take another look at your cattle. Get out your records and take a deeper look. You think they're the right kind, but you may...
Fledgling tractor and draft horse show a success
In this day and age, many of the old established steam and tractor shows are struggling with declining attendance and, in some cases, the...
Conservation Reserve Program deadline of Aug. 27 is sneaking up
Hello again!Decision, decisions, decisions. Something we must make every moment of every day. Right now I am trying to decide how to write an...
Employee satisfaction key to success
I cannot believe how fast the summer of 2010 has passed. As the days become shorter and corn silage harvest begins, each of us...
