Monthly Archives: March 2012
Four former Eastern Livestock executives plead to organized crime
Former Eastern Livestock LLC Chief Executive Officer and founder, Thomas "Tommy" Gibson, 71, and Eastern's former chief financial officer, Steve McDonald, 58, have pleaded guilty to all counts against them.
Pink slime push-back: Someone smarter, or more emotional, than me has to figure this...
Maybe the ag industry needs to listen more and talk less. Maybe we need to bring in more outsiders, and ask them, "what would a customer think about this?" We might have seen the pink slime push-back coming.
JD Equipment donates to breast cancer research fund
JD Equipment presented the Stefanie Spielman fund with a $26,000 check for the breast cancer research fund. The donation was given during the annual...
Lease option increases rooftop solar’s appeal in less affluent households
WASHINGTON -- Rooftop solar panels are attracting a new demographic of customers who are choosing to lease rather than buy, and enjoying the low...
How to turn sustainably grown trees into homes
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio -- Dan Ogonek, owner of Ogonek Custom Hardwoods in Barberton, will be the featured speaker at the April 4 meeting of...
Nominees sought for conservation farm family award
COLUMBUS -- Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Conservation Farm Family Awards. The awards program through Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division...
Tracking illnesses linked to imported food
WASHINGTON -- Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, and nearly half of the outbreaks implicated foods...
CDC says majority of dairy-related disease outbreaks linked to raw milk
WASHINGTON -- The rate of outbreaks caused by unpasteurized milk (often called raw milk) and products made from it was 150 times greater than...
Ohio State hosts free webinar series for beekeepers
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Beekeepers in Ohio and other states are invited to attend a free, monthly educational webinar series taught by Ohio State University...
George M. Keagy
SALEM, Ohio -- George M. Keagy, 96, of Salem, died March 12 at Northside Medical Center in Youngstown of natural causes.Keagy was born Jan....