Yearly Archives: 2011
Special behaviors make bird cohabitation work
Over the next eight weeks, Neotropical migratory birds will return. Some will move on; others will stay and nest locally.
On a good morning, birders...
Screen free is not scream free for me
April 18-24 is Screen-Free Week. Since 1996, organizers have exhorted us to turn off screens via the implementation of Screen-Free Week (formerly TV-Turnoff).Ever since...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of April 21, 2011:
GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio -- The general livestock contest was held April 2 at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus. The contest consisted of judging pigs,...
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...
