Yearly Archives: 2010
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...
A pond is not always just a pond
Since the earliest civilizations, societies have wrestled with a love/hate relationship with the "almighty agua." We are no exception. In countless ways, we are...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 7, 2010
WELLINGTON, Ohio -- The Firelands FFA had a successful year at the Lorain Co. Fair this year. Jr. Fair board representatives included Shelby Balint,...
Forensic ornithology is an interesting science
I made a new friend last weekend at the annual Berkeley Springs (W.Va.) Fall Birding Festival. Marcy Heacker and I spoke to the group...
The history of the Nixon & Co. of Alliance, Ohio
The other day my friend, Ed Brenner, asked if I knew anything about a Nixon Co. from Alliance, Ohio. I confessed that I didn’t...
