Yearly Archives: 2011
Ohio State Fair 2011
Check out the sale results of the 2011 Ohio State Fair. New records were set, including grand champion steer: $85,000.
Disappointing grain trading and confusion before the report
Since the direction of the market for the remainder of the crop year depends mostly upon the size of the crops, the Aug. 11 USDA Crop Production Report is a big deal.
You want economic stability in your town? Think farms, small businesses
It will take new ways of thinking to climb out of this current jobless hole. We should foster entrepreneurship, incentivize innovation, encourage education, and reward small businesses and the self-employed.
Medina County Fair 2011 sale results
Reported By Chris Kick
ckick@farmanddairy.com
Scroll down for a slide show.
Medina County Fair
Aug. 5-6, 2011
Total Lots:
STEERS
Number of Market Lots: 46
Average: $1.73/pound
Grand champion: Brad Terry
Bid:$3.25/pound ...
Peregrine falcon nesting season wraps up for 2011
Peregrine population continues to grow.
LETTER: HSUS has a goal for Ohio and farmers need to stand up
Editor:In August 2010 HSUS started its first phase of killing Ohio farms. They were given all the help they needed by the Ohio Farm...
Injured barn owl rescued and nursed back to health
BERLIN, Ohio -- "Home to roost" is more than an expression for a barn owl that was recently released on a Holmes County farm. Earlier this spring, the owl was injured in a collision with a vehicle. A concerned local farmer made the connections to have the owl taken to the Medina Raptor Center, even though he feared the owl might not survive.
Route 9 Cooperative hosts free tour of chestnut packing facility
CARROLLTON, Ohio -- Eastern Ohio's Route 9 Cooperative, the biggest chestnut packing facility in the U.S., will host a free tour Aug. 13 as part of the 2011 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series.
Several speakers on tap at Manure Science Review in DeGraff
DEGRAFF, Ohio -- The 2011 Manure Science Review is set for Aug. 16 at the Winner Family Farm, DeGraff, in western Ohio.
Farm production expenditures rise slightly in 2010
WASHINGTON -- After a brief reprieve in 2009, last year farm production expenditures resumed an upward trend. In 2010, U.S. farmers reported spending $289...
