Yearly Archives: 2011
MWCD hoping to donate lodge at Atwood Lake
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio -- The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is hoping to donate the Atwood Lodge located in Carroll County to an appropriate governmental...
USDA designates 49 Ohio counties as disaster areas
WASHINGTON -- The USDA has designated 49 counties in Ohio as primary natural disaster areas due to excessive rain, flooding, flash flooding, high winds, excessive heat and tornadoes.
OARDC: A day of remembrance, dedication and celebration
One year after an EF-2 tornado, the OARDC-Wooster campus is moving ahead with a new research lab and strong goals.
Inventories, good sense help protect farm assets
MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- Farmers invest a lot of money each year in equipment and tools, as well as improvements to their buildings. With some...
Yes, organic farming is as profitable as conventional production
Despite weeds and bugs and frustrations, organic premiums are worth it.
50 years later: Ramping up the RPMs still gets this tractor puller’s heart moving
John Stanley pulled in the first tractor pull named Bunker Hill. In 1961, the pulls were held at what is now the Salem Airport.
U.S. ag equipment exports up 15 percent at midyear
WASHINGTON -- U.S. exports of agricultural machinery continued to grow in 2011 and ended the first half of the year with a gain of 15 percent, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
FSA guaranteed loan origination fee to increase in October
SALEM, Ohio -- Effective Oct. 1, the one-time loan origination fee charged on FSA guaranteed farm ownership and operating loans will increase.
Researchers uncover genetic link to common cattle diseases in feedlots
WASHINGTON -- The origin of three costly cattle diseases is genetically linked, according to findings from USDA researchers.
Pa. game commission announces Ford Island habitat initiative
FRANKLIN, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Game Commission is planning a habitat improvement project on Ford Island, just off Linesville-Hartstown Road.
