Monthly Archives: April 2012
National Park Service launches Civil War website
WASHINGTON -- As part of its commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial and coinciding with events marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of...
Get more from your garden this year
MAXWELL, Calif. -- When spring finally arrives, it's always exciting to get those first seeds safely tucked into the ground.But don't put away your...
Seed buying 101: a gardener’s glossary of terms
MAXWELL, Calif. -- How often do you hear or find yourself wondering what is the difference between an heirloom and an open-pollinated seed variety,...
USDA food assistance programs to benefit nearly 10 million worldwide
WASHINGTON -- The USDA recently announced that international food assistance in fiscal year 2012 will benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide under USDA's...
Lawrence County father and son team named Master Farmers
James and Rob Yost received the news in January and April 2 they received the honor of being named Master Farmers.
In groundbreaking nanomedicine research, nanoparticles are zapping tumors in humans
New research demonstrates that it is possible to generate medicines with targeted and programmable properties that can concentrate the therapeutic effect directly at the site of disease, potentially revolutionizing how complex diseases such as cancer are treated.
Vacation With Us… Mary French and Sisters
Mary French, Medway, Ohio, and her mother’s sisters, Opha Baldridge, Siloam, Ky., June Vansickle, Medway, Ohio, and Deane Veach, Arcadia, Fla. welcome the tractor...
Vacation With Us… Montgomery
Reva Montgomery, Lordstown, Ohio, reads her Farm and Dairy during a break from her 48-mile antique tractor ride aboard a Farmall H with the...
Pennsylvania: Municipalities say Marcellus shale impact fee legislation overreaching
••• As of the afternoon of April 11, Attorney John Smith who is representing some of the townships that filed the lawsuit, an injunction...
Ohio middle school student turns ‘the grain elevator’ into catchy project
A 'lighter-side' story and a history lesson you can sing to.
