Monthly Archives: July 2011
Vacation With Us… Hanacek
Marielies Hanacek, right, from Canton, Ohio, visited her sister Emma Janssens recently in Lisse, Holland. We’re so glad they decided to bring Farm and Dairy with them while they tiptoed through the tulips at the Keukenhof.
Vacation With Us… Ruggles
Robert Ruggles, of Mogadore, Ohio, traveled to the Grand Canyon National Park of Arizona March 28. Farm and Dairy took a spectacular South Rim Trail hike which started at Mather Point to Bright Angel Lodge.
Dairy Excel: Fair season is a great time for talking
Those of us who embrace agriculture are keenly aware of the ever-widening gap of fact and fiction when it relates to our lifestyle. The fair is not just a "fair" atmosphere, but an excellent one rich with opportunity to showcase our passion for the land and living things.
Ramey bids farewell to USDA statistics service
For some, a career working with numbers and statistics would be cumbersome, even overwhelming. But for Ramey, working with farm production data was his passion.
A weekly roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 7, 2011:
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- Belmont County Bits-n-Bridles 4-H saddle club members enjoyed a weekend field trip to Lexington, Ky., June 24- 26. Highlights...
Ethanol still holds promise, but critical challenges remain
A progress update on the Ohio-Pennsylvania ethanol industry and what's ahead.
EPA gives OK to two insecticides for control of stink bug in mid-Atlantic
WASHINGTON – On June 24, the EPA approved, for emergency use, the insecticide dinotefuran (trade names Venom and Scorpion) on tree fruit to help...
Barbara J. Timmons
AUBURN TWP., Ohio — Barbara Jean (Hein) Timmons, 58, of Auburn Township, Geauga County, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011.Mrs. Timmons was born April 10,...
Revised farm estate, business guide now available
AMES, IOWA — The Agricultural Law Press has updated 16th edition of Dr. Neil E. Harl’s book, Farm Estate and Business Planning, in print and all forms of eBook.
USDA estimates planted corn acreage to surpass early projections despite record rain
Surprise report from USDA: U.S. farmers planted second-largest corn acreage in more than 60 years, at 92.3 million acres.
