Monthly Archives: February 2012
United Soybean Board awards Battelle and Biobent Polymers
COLUMBUS -- The United Soybean Board has awarded Battelle funding specifically targeted to assist Biobent Polymers, the Marysville, Ohio-based bioplastics company, in the commercialization...
Lack of farming experience makes HSUS unqualified
Editor:After reading last week's Farm and Dairy article about HSUS and Paul Shapiro, my curiosity got the best of me and I spent a...
Extension and 4-H are vital components of community
Editor:Two years ago I moved onto a 65-acre Harrison County farm property. Since I am a forester, and not a farmer, I have depended...
Reader: Where does Farm Bureau’s power come from?
Editor:I have been a 34-year member of the Stark County Farm Bureau. I did not renew my membership for 2012 as I find I...
Auction Roundup: Kiko auctions in January feature guns, instruments
CANTON, Ohio -- KIKO auctioneers held 37 auctions in January 2012.Auction highlights from the New Years auction, conducted by auctioneer Randall Kiko, included a...
Kensinger joins Ohio State as chair of Animal Sciences
COLUMBUS, Ohio - As part of his new role as chair of Ohio State University’s Department of Animals Sciences, Ronald S. Kensinger plans to...
Certified organic products can now move freely between U.S. and EU
COLUMBUS -- Organic products certified in the United States or in Europe may be sold as organic in either region starting June 1.This new...
Liars beware, more evidence to prove online dating lies
MADISON, Wis. -- Online daters intent on fudging their personal information have a big advantage: Most people are terrible at identifying a liar. But...
Animal welfare panel finds little abuse in hidden camera video of hog farm
Animal welfare panel: Most of what is shown in the Compassion Over Killing hog farm video are normally accepted production practices and there was nothing that could be considered abusive.
Shale impact fee could be a possibility in Ohio, too
COLUMBUS — Drilling in the Marcellus shale is not new in Pennsylvania and it took some time to get an impact fee passed, so...
