Monthly Archives: August 2012
Triumph! NASA lands rover on Mars
NASA's most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars recently to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation.
Pine from Feisley Tree Farms wins in state contest
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio -- Feisley Tree Farms of Belmont County won Grand Champion honors in the 2012 Ohio Christmas Tree Association's state contest that took...
Highly Erodible Land Initiative begins
COLUMBUS -- Steve Maurer, state executive director for Ohio's Farm Service Agency, announced that continuous sign-up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the...
When the grass isn’t greener on other side
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Worries about Pennsylvania facing a severe drought seem to have faded with recent rainstorms, but the question of how to...
Mennonite Disaster Service to provide assistance to farmers hit by drought
The Mennonite Disaster Service in eastern Ohio/western Pa. is calling for help for dairy farmers who can no longer feed their herds due to the lack of pasture.
2012 Columbiana County Fair market livestock sale wrapup
Results from this year's Columbiana County Fair market livestock sale, which totaled more than $425,000.
Grain market stable and looking for news
Grain price direction from here is not clear, but one thing we know. In short crop years, we make the high before harvest, then go lower. Grain merchandiser Marlin Clark explains more.
Emerald Ash Borer found in six more Pa. counties
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Emerald ash borer beetle has been discovered in Bucks, Franklin, Jefferson, Perry, Snyder and Venango counties. With these new finds,...
Ohio State Fair auction sets seven new records
Check out the results from the 2012 sale of champions.
Putting bulls to the test
Pennsylvania beef producers are encouraged to nominate their best bulls for the 2012-2013 Pennsylvania Livestock Evaluation Center Performance Bull Testing Program by Aug. 20.
