Yearly Archives: 2012
Vote for the Harrison County Cooperative Extension levy
Editor:I am definitely voting for the new Harrison County Cooperative Extension levy coming up at the March 6 election. Please go vote, even if...
Raw milk: Both sides of the issue need to be addressed
Editor:I would like to discuss some of the remarks made by Mr. Scott Shalaway. A while back he wrote in the Farm and Dairy...
LETTER: Humane Society’s mission is to help all animals
Editor:The announcement by Rick Berman's Center for Consumer Freedom that it had discovered 120 complaints made to the Federal Trade Commission concerning The Humane...
ODNR reports: More Utica shale wells in the works
Carroll County appears to be leading the pack again.
From Adam’s housecat to Zydeco: Dictionary of American regional English completed
MADISON, Wis. -- What is a Maine-born doctor to do when a patient in Pennsylvania complains, "I've been riftin' and I've got jags in...
Unpredictable weather calls for proper corn management techniques
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- There may be no such thing as the "normal" growing conditions of old that many corn farmers have been longing...
Pennsylvania adds 14 new farms in 12 counties to preservation program
More than 459,000 acres on 4,243 farms saved since 1988.
Local Food Summit 2012 planned in northcentral Ohio
OBERLIN, Ohio -- The New Agrarian Center and NEOFoodWeb.org are hosting the Local Food Summit 2012 March 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
USDA: Natural selenium good for sheep
WASHINGTON — A more cost-effective, longer-lasting selenium supplement for livestock may soon be available, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist. Animals as...
Strip-till boosts nutrient uptake and yield
URBANA -- The practice of deep banding fertilizer is growing in popularity as more growers turn to strip-till. However, this method may be costing...
