Yearly Archives: 2011
Ohio mine competition has safety beneath it all
CADIZ, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Mineral Resources Management held its fourth annual Ohio Mine Safety Competition June 22 at the Jerry L. Stewart Mine Safety Training Center in Cadiz.
Harrison County Fair junior fair market livestock sale results
Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year's Harrison County Fair.
Missouri FFA chapter donates prize money to help Joplin FFA chapter
(This article was updated July 19 to change a name that was incorrect in information originally received from the National FFA Organization.)
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Wet spring stresses pastures, forages
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rain kept farmers from planting corn and soybeans for several weeks, but the relatively unprecedented precipitation this spring had another significant consequence: pasture and forage stress.
NOAA: Flooding this summer could rival Great Flood of 1993
WASHINGTON -- Many rivers in the upper Midwest and northern Plains remain above flood stage, and the threat for more flooding will continue through the summer, according to forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service.
W. Va. landowners urged to apply for gypsy moth suppression program
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Agriculture commissioner Gus R. Douglass is asking West Virginia landowners to help the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and West Virginia University Extension Service fight gypsy moths.
Ohio couple receives national young Jersey breeder award
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio —David and Beth Ertl, Edison, Ohio, received one of six Young Jersey Breeder Awards given by the American Jersey Cattle Association in ceremonies during the association’s annual meetings in Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Repeal of Ohio estate tax concerns transition-planning professionals
COLUMBUS -- Commonly referred to as the "Death Tax" by critics, estate tax is one of the more controversial issues in agricultural policy circles, said an Ohio State Extension agricultural law expert.
About those cow burps? Cattle are actually more green these days
If all U.S. beef was grass-fed, it would increase land use by 131 million acres.
Life Out Loud: Learning to be a team player
I was not, as a child, what you would have called a "team player." Joining things just wasn't my forte. I did not play softball, volleyball, basketball or field hockey. Imagine my surprise to wake up and find myself a bona fide soccer mom.
