Monthly Archives: April 2011
College of Wooster plays role in crop research
WOOSTER, Ohio — A national effort to protect one of the America’s most-valued food crops will include two scientists from The College of Wooster.
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Great Lakes fiber show offers tips and tools
WOOSTER, Ohio — Do you want to learn to create unique yarn for a special project; fine tune your knitting skills; learn to tat...
GIPSA files complaint against Park Farms for late payments to producers
CANTON, Ohio — A complaint by USDA’s GIPSA (Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration) has been filed against Park Farms in Canton, Ohio.Complaint The...
State-inspected meat processors soon will welcome interstate sales
Farm bill provision to allow interstate marketing of state-inspected meat is becoming a reality.
Do we romanticize the Amish?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The clip clopping of horse hooves on a country lane. Barefoot children in straw hats and bonnets. Black buggies, barn...
N.Y. budget includes dollars for lower-cost power for agriculture
By DARRIN YOUKERContributing WriterSALEM, Ohio -- New York's state budget will bring some power into the hands of farmers. The state's budget contains funding...
Eby opens new sales and service facility in Indiana
BLUE BALL, Pa. — M. H. Eby announces the opening of its new sales and service facility in Logansport, Ind.The facility will provide sales...
Chesapeake Energy Co. well stable now, effects unknown
BRADFORD County, Pa. — UPDATE: Chesapeake personnel monitored the Atgas 2H well throughout the overnight hours between April 21 and 22. The well remains...
Equipment sells at Schrader auction
LEBANON, Ohio -- Auctioneer Nick Cummings of Schrader Real Estate & Auction Co., Inc. held an equipment auction March 31 in Wilmington, Ohio. A...
ODA announces grain license suspension after audit shows issues
A grain elevator in Archbold is no longer permitted to handle grain.
