Monthly Archives: December 2012
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Dec. 20, 2012:
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. -- The Ridge Runners 4-H club met at the Roberts Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Dec. 15 for its annual pizza/Christmas party and...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 20, 2012:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- West Holmes FFA held its annual meeting Dec. 10 at the high school. In new business, members voted to hold officer...
America has avoided driving off the fiscal cliff in the past
Editor:We are reminded several times daily that a fiscal cliff looms threateningly in our future. There are two opposing views about the way to...
The best gift can’t be unwrapped
"It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough food to eat, and it...
U.S. meat exporters still optimistic
WASHINGTON -- With exports of both U.S. beef and U.S. pork to South Korea being lower than in 2011, some observers may question whether...
ODNR approves funding for more than 100 outdoor recreation projects
COLUMBUS -- State and federal grants awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Office of Real Estate will fund 105 community-based projects.
Funding from...
Hummingbirds in December? It’s no joke
A week ago, Vonda Poole of New Wilmington, Pa. emailed me and worried about "a female hummingbird that has not gone south for the...
Crop insurance: ‘Just insane’
Neither the outcome of the federal election nor the fast-approaching budget "fiscal cliff" bothered any of the 250 gawkers and bidders at a 1,170-acre...
U.S. farmland values continue to rise, Ohio up 13.6 percent
Land prices post significant increases again, and show no signs of reversing.
Yes, agriculture IS Ohio’s No. 1 industry
Agriculture drives a huge chunk of the economy in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. And that's not hyperbole, it's fact.
