Monthly Archives: April 2011
Eastern Sports, Outdoor Show is bliss
Since childhood I’ve been fascinated by and addicted to sport shows, those late winter places where outfitters, vacation destinations, travel deals and every new...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 21, 2011:
CORTLAND, Ohio -- The Trumbull Dairy Judging Team met April 17. Members received books, discussed their booth and barn ideas, and recapped their performance...
Trucks now and then — they’ve come a long way
Anyone tried to buy a new work truck lately? If you have, you’ve probably come to the realization that truck manufacturers don’t consider trucks...
Farmers walk a delicate tightrope
“There were times we wondered how we kept from starving to death, but as long as mama had eggs from our laying hens after...
Court tanks anhydrous case, but Ohio farmer’s battle not over
Medina County asks for immediate injunction against Ohio’s 70-plus farm-based anhydrous ammonia tanks.
West Virginia teen discovers state record egg in family’s henhouse
SPENCER, W.Va. — On a routine trip to the family chicken coop to gather eggs, Roane County High School student Jacob LeMasters was...
Kasich makes a stop at MAC Trailer to discuss Ohio’s future
SALEM, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich made a stop in Columbiana County April 18 at MAC Trailer to share some of what he...
Ohio Care Board advances 11 standards in milestone meeting
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board marked its one-year anniversary by advancing a dozen standards to the official rule making process.
In...
Blitzkrieg: Mussels invading the Great Lakes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The ongoing spread of non-native mussels in the Great Lakes has caused “massive, ecosystem-wide changes” throughout lakes Michigan and Huron,...
Ohio programs support military families initiative
COLUMBUS — First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, toured the country recently to kick off a new...
