Yearly Archives: 2013
A roundup of FFA news for the week of April 18, 2013:
OBERLIN, Ohio — The Firelands FFA dairy judging team won the district contest and earned a berth in the state contest.
Jeb Larson placed third...
Congress needs less old-boy cronyism
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly...
Some background on homemade steam engines
We spent the past several articles reviewing many of the engine makes from various places in the U.S. and Canada. At shows you will...
Cabela’s: A retail store and a destination
When the Cabela’s store in Wheeling, W.Va. opened in 2004, it was billed as a “destination.”
Give it a few months, I thought, and it...
Mercury outboard motors have made the difference
When my dad came home with a brand new Mercury outboard, I thought that I had gone to fishing heaven. That was in the...
Hospice and palliative care choices are critical
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - In life, we are told, you get what you pay for. In death, however, the same is not always true.
"As...
W. Va. accepting six-month equine health certificates from eastern states
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- West Virginia has joined a group of southern states in a formal agreement to mutually accept six-month equine health certificates,...
Susan Crowell: Immigration reform affects farming
One source estimates 55 to 75 percent of farm workers lack legal status, while others put the number at closer to 20 percent.
Michigan apple producers vote to continue program
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan apple producers have voted to continue the Michigan Apple Advertising and Promotion Program.
The Michigan Apple Advertising and Promotion Program was...
It’s not always about the grain market: Some people have real problems
When grain markets don't seem to matter: At the heart of it, we remain under attack because we are Americans.
