Monthly Archives: October 2010
Investing in efficiency of appliances results in safe, tax free savings
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Investing in the efficiency of your home and home appliances can bring returns that are safe, tax free, directly in your...
Use caution when hiring a home improvement contractor
By JOHANNA HAHNBLACKSBURG, Va. -- If you're like most people, you're hesitant to speak to the person who knocks on your door, offering an...
Plan for electrical demand when building a farm shop
MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- An energy-efficient machinery maintenance shop is a necessity on the modern farm according to Bob Schultheis, a natural resource engineering specialist...
Ag department warns farmers to check for faulty anhydrous ammonia tanks
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is encouraging farmers to check any anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks they have on their...
City kid detours to Ohio State, now known as leader of soybean genetics
URBANA, Ill. — At age 83, when many people have long since retired, University of Illinois researcher Richard Bernard unveiled his 14th variety of...
Care board hears feedback on veal standards, big decision ahead
With euthanasia standards approved, rules for veal and other species are up next.
Vacation with us…Harklerode
When going on vacation, you always need something to read. Such was the case when Ronnie Harklerode and Aubrie Helman, from Beloit, Ohio, visited...
Student efforts net more than $5200 for dairy farmers in New England
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- UVM students contributed $5,219.30 to Vermont and New England dairy farmers at a ceremony Oct. 2.The University of Vermont's student-led Keep...
Grubbs receive Distinguished Service award at Farm Bureau annual meeting
COLUMBIANA, Ohio -- John B. "Jack" and Donna Grubbs of Leetonia Road in Leetonia, were awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Columbiana County...
October brings bittersweet memories
"If you want a happy ending, it depends on where you stop your story." -- Orson WellesBy JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy ColumnistThe steel gray...
