Monthly Archives: April 2011
International Raw Milk Symposium May 7 in Minnesota
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- The increase in raw milk consumption -- according to Center for Disease Control statistics, at least 10 million Americans now...
Complaining won’t get the job done
Editor:
Quite recently, I read that politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.Have you ever wondered,...
Despite higher prices, farmers manage to add more owned and rented ground
COLUMBUS — While there’s no end in sight to strong farmland prices and rental rates, farmers don’t seem to be overextending.“Prices are sky high...
Are organic foods healthier or is it just the ‘halo effect’?
BETHESDA, Md. -- If cookies are "organic," they should be better for you, right? And worth more money, right?Jenny Wan-chen Lee, a graduate student...
Sure would be nice to have apples in the back yard
URBANA, Ill. -- That backyard orchard you were dreaming of? You might not be able to plant as many trees as you planned.For most...
Bats’ pest-control services worth billions to U.S. farmers
Bat declines in the Northeast, the region most severely affected by white-nose syndrome so far, have exceeded 70 percent.
Court rules anhydrous ammonia tank on Ohio farm is legal
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SHARON CENTER, Ohio -- A Medina County farmer can now operate the anhydrous ammonia tank he installed on his grain farm...
You don’t have to buy a Yugo to get good gas mileage
Busted! Manual transmissions use less fuel (and other myths of fuel efficiency).
Margaret Denison’s Kanawha Forest hiking journal republished
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Margaret Denison walked miles of trails in her lifetime. Many of those miles were at Kanawha State Forest near Charleston and...
Wooster Rotary auction successful
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Annual Antiques and Collectible Auction sponsored by the Rotary Club of Wooster, was a successful event that attracted more than...
