Monthly Archives: August 2010
Program helps plant cover crops
Locally led conservation programs -- they're what Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors dedicate their time and talents to. SWCDs are governed by five...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Aug. 19, 2010
BELOIT, Ohio — This year at the Columbiana County Fair, nearly 30 West Branch FFA students showed an animal. Nine were steers, nine were...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Aug. 19, 2010
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio -- The Bareshoe Wranglers 4-H club met at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds recently. Holly Mazur led the meeting with 15 attending.The club...
Priorities on ice
One minute you are a capable, intelligent person fully able to function in polite society. The next you have forgotten the recipe for ice...
Horse book will change your views on how the west was won
Surely, every American over 18 and possibly a few younger -- I have no idea how American history is taught these days -- has...
Another perfect day on the lake
It seems to me that the sun shines brighter, the breeze blows sweeter and the memories hold tighter on certain days of our lives.This...
Ag Progress 2010 has something for everyone
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Ag Progress Days has something for everyone when they visit. From seminars on food safety in the home to speakers...
Record yields for some states, commodities, not so for others
National crop forecast predicts largest soybean and corn yields on record.
Stranded’ payments frustrate Pa. dairymen
By DARRIN YOUKERContributing WriterTEMPLE, Pa. -- Pennsylvania farmers, still struggling with poor milk prices, are trying to close a loophole that prevents a fee...
Handling a farm crisis: ‘Pro’ is the way to go
By ANDY ANDREWSContributing WriterMANHEIM, Pa. — For Eric Haman, the hellish week began on a Monday in early November last year. Haman received a...
